Born England, 1937. Studied at RAC 1959-1962. Focused art on use of everyday objects.
Modelled work on Kitchen Sink School of Art. Painted ordinary objects from different angles: Flagmap (1959). Employed band of colours. From 1961 work reflected growing involvement with political issues and loss of individualism in the consumer society.
Focused on American images because of their universality. Also used flag imagery as political comment, eg. Situation in Cuba, Cuban Flag invaded by Stars & Stripes, and England's Glory, where matchbox is eaten away by Stars & Stripes .
Best known for Toothpaste Paintings (1962) emphasizing covert methods used by advertising to influence unwary consumers.