I was born in a plane, some thirteen thousand feet above the ground, in early February 1948, and I was both raised and educated in the lower north shore of Sydney. After I left school at the end of the year 1963, I commenced my working life as an artist with SMH in Sydney. This was the first of several occupations, finishing up as a police officer in the role of parking patrol. Both my parents were in the army, and it was from my dad that I grained my artistic skills, culminating in being awarded third place in a national Press Artist's Comp, which was organized by the Journalist Association in the mid-60s. I have always enjoyed art, and in my later life years, I took up writing. At this point in time, I have completed four (4) novels and three (3) historical books on historic events, person/s, and places.