Mike lives in Hurstpierpoint. He has been painting in a variety of media for about 20 years. Not having attended any full-time art course, he could be described as self-taught, but he has attended numerous part-time courses, and is a member of two local art clubs and two painting groups.

He has displayed and sold work at exhibitions throughout Sussex, including the Sussex Open Exhibition in Brighton in 1996. He initiated and organised successful “Open Studio” events for a number of Hurstpierpoint artists and himself during the Mid-Sussex arts festivals in 2003 and 2004, during which were sold several thousand pounds worth of paintings.

He describes his style as “Naive Expressionist”, and influenced by the Germans , such as Gabrielle Munter and also by the Fauves, such as Raoul Dufy, de Vlaminck, and Derain, plus Fernand Leger and various 20th Century artists such as the Scottish Colourists, Patrick Caulfield, and John Piper, but particularly the Welsh artist Gwilym Prichard. Most people find his work original, and different from most other living painters.

For many years, the main medium he used was acrylic paint, often applied impasto with the palette knife, and on to canvas laid down on MDF board. However, lately he has often adopted Indian and acrylic inks and mixed media on paper.

He has a permanent display of paintings in his studio at in Hurstpierpoint, and welcome visits by anyone who takes the precaution of phoning first.