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sen, Cantonese and Satsuma
porcelain.

Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in October 1959, I have
been drawing and cartooning
for as long as I can remember.
In 1977, I finally enrolled at the
Buckinghamshire College of
Art and Design.
After college, I began a career
in antique porcelain restoration. It gave me some grounding in fine brushwork, attention
to detail, and adapting quickly
to different styles, mainly Meis-

A chance meeting with a friend
in the animation business in
London in 1982 changed the
course of my life forever. It was
so exciting, I dropped the antique business in favour of animating breakfast cereal commercials, (Weetabix), music
videos (Donald Fagen), (Elvis
Costello), and short films (Skywhales)
I was invited to join a New York
animation company in 1986, directing more commercials and
music videos, such as titles for
Madonna’s 1987 movie “Who’s
That Girl?”
In 1990 I was sent to Seoul, Korea, to supervise and direct the
production of animated series
such as ‘Batman’ for Warner
Bros, and ‘Doug’ for ABC/Disney. It was during the production of the former that I met
my beautiful wife, Maria, the
mother of my cherished daugh-