(1915-2003)

Painter, printmaker and teacher, born in Leamington Spa. He was in the forefront of British Abstract painting to which he came rather late after the war.
He met Adrian Heath who encouraged him to become an artist and using his ex Serviceman's grant he enrolled at Camberwell Art College and then at St. Ives School of Art.
In 1951 he worked as assistant to Barbara Hepworth and found himself in the thick of the St. Ives spirit.

His passionate use of straight lines and circles and the manner in which he achieved a great sense of harmony in his works define him stylistically. His work is notable for his use of primary colours and of shapes reflecting Cornish marine life.
He exhibited widely internationally and in England, notably at the Redfern Galllery, New Art Centre and Austin Desmond.
He was elected RA in 1992 and knighted in 1998. Tate Gallery holds his work.