It Was Useful, Once, 2009

I was born in Nottingham (UK) in June 1947. My post-school art education included a Pre-Dip at Loughborough followed by studying Fine Art / Painting at Leicester Polytechnic. After graduating and producing my 'Light Organ', I enjoyed a couple of years being recognised as an original and practising artist in the UK. However, I chose to pursue life as a teacher, gaining a PGCE from Bristol University, where I later briefly lectured in Art education.

Circumstances changed and I found myself working as a musician, becoming a music shop owner and eventually working in a successful graphics-based company, MOGO UK. From 1993 I was able to reactivate my artistic ambitions. I identified myself as AMA; I've always liked the symmetry of my initials. Most of the work on this Artlimes website was produced after 1993.