Joined the work force in 1959 after receiving Secondary modern schooling. Worked as a Butcher for several years. I then joined the Royal Navy and eventually changed over to the Fleet Air Arm specialising in air weapon systems

On leaving the Royal Navy in 1972 I began working in the plastics industry. I left and went to work as a prison officer for H M Prison service. In 1997 I became a Treatment manager dealing with offender rehabilitation programmes. Finally went on to work at the Prison service headquarters in London where I traveled countrywide teaching groups of prison staff to coach offenders in better thinking and social developed skills.

After leaving l decided to take a university degree in art at Aberystwyth university finishing my last year working on painterly (without drawing instruments) drawing.