*In my early years, I had to find ways of surviving the trauma of not having my biological parents around until I was 8. Obsessive engagement with the visual arts did it for me. I use the term self-medicate retrospectively because at the time I had no idea I was using art as an antidepressant.

He studied Art at the University level with a specialist qualification in Graphic Design. He worked in advertising as a Visualiser and Art Director in the early 1980s.

In 1987, he had an epiphany that changed the direction of his art practice.

He started using art to meditate on the Scriptures and also taught the technique in workshops

Things began to take dramatic turns in his art practice as some people who had been on antidepressants for a period, began to experience instant recovery as they used some of the techniques taught in the workshops.