Sam's youthful experiences in art, at the age of four, probably had little significance to a lad flexing his childish imagination for the first time. However his initial tutoring was at the hands of Stanley Spencer's brother who attempted to teach him the rudiments of drawing. Not a bad start. It obviously left a mark on him, for the desire to cultivate his creative talents stayed with him!
However the opportunity was a long time coming. The need to paint was put on hold. Life and the pursuit of a career got in the way you might say. His father wasn't keen for Sam to risk a career in the hit and more often miss arts and found it difficult to equate fees he was paying for schooling, with something he regarded as a hobby and unlikely to produce steady income. As pragmatic a notion as that is it did not quel his desire to be creative but it was very much on the back burner for. Sam therefore, found himself graduating in chemistry and thence travelling the world over involved in the trading of metals and minerals.
His creativity supressed, it was bound to re-emerge later in his life and in 1988 he decided to set aside time to fulfill his artistic ambitions which had been simmering for years.

In a bid to catch up with his ambitions Sam sought tuition and found it with with Piers Ottey, since when he has been an enthusiastic and receptive student of Piers. He's subsequently exhibited in the Sussex Open and has had several exhibitions in Chichester.
Sam admits openly that he is fascinated by the drama of adjacent colours and shapes, and much of his painting is an attempt to dramatise the what he sees, still life, landscapes or people that make up real life. Sam also prefers the flexibility of oils with its vast possibilities and variations in application, it is for him the perfect medium with which to innovate and explore his ideas. To see Sam's work visit his on line gallery.