Me Voici, Père Ubu, LOVE, 1994

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, identifying myself as AMA. I've always liked the symmetry of my initials. Almost all the work on this Artlimes website was produced after 1993.