I trained at Beckenham School of Art, Ravensbourne College of Art and Goldsmiths College many years ago so I have been immersed in art for a very long time. Recently after visiting many public and private gardens I have been interpreting, usually in semi abstract form, various aspect of the garden that, of course, the gardener had already composed. Thus using his shapes and colours as the inspiration. (However, I just love applying paint to canvas and if it turns out to be as I envisaged, that is a bonus!)