A bit of history.
I have been painting occasionally since about 1980. I began with a small oil palette but by 1986 I have stopped this and moved to glass painting. During the period of 1986 - 87, I completed a number of glass paintings but then my production tailored off due to my 3 yr study of Zoology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. I restarted painting in oils about 2004 and changed to acrylics in 2006, and in late 2007, I restarted painting on sheet glass. In 2008, I began to sculpt using air dried clay, later in the year, I began to start painting with watercolours and mixed media.
Musically, my family had a upright piano and I used to 'plonk' on that during my teenage years. In my early twenties I took a few acoustic guitars lessons but didn't really practice enough. In 2005 I bought a Charango and the tutorial book from Bolivia. Later in the same year, I took classical guitar lessons and since then my musical instrument collection and thus knowledge has expanded. My instrument collection, currently consists of three electric guitars, an acoustic, a semi-acoustic, 12 string and classical guitars, synthesizer, electric, acoustic and Chinese violins, Ukelele, Mandolin, Mandolina, two Charangos, Lyre Harp, Sitar, Cimbalon, African Harp, Balalaika, Quena Flute, a set of Bombas Flutes and a drum machine.