Born to Paint
From childhood to retirement, Edward has dedicated his life to painting. “Painting is my life. I was born with a paint brush in my mouth I think,” Edward said.
Edward attended the Sunderland College of
Saturday. It was very intensive training.”
(The illustrations) were used in publications, magazines and newspapers,” he said. “If you can imagine a townscape, or street scene, but reduced into line form, so less complex. “I combined also the fine arts side. I kept that going in conjunction, but the illustration side was what was making me money in the early years.” In the late 1980s, Edward immigrated to Australia, working for the West Australian newspaper before founding a studio of his own. “But I always wanted to start my own business again, so from 1991 I’ve been fully on my own,” he said. “Unfortunately, everything fell apart financially for me.
Art in the north of England for three years full-time, from 1956. “When I say full time, I mean full time. It was five days a week plus an alternative
After completing his fine art degree, Edward landed a job as an illustrator with a British advertising studio. “That’s where I was able to make money initially.
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