Kevin completed school and commenced work as an office boy with a firm of Sydney based stockbrokers. During this period Kevin did not paint or sketch regularly in his spare time. In 1958 Kevin married his wife Dorn and they raised six children. He stayed in the stockbroking industry for 28 years. In 1972 he recommenced painting and drawing in his spare time, and after significant encouragement from family and friends he left his Stock Broking career to become a full time professional artist in september 1977 at the age of 45.
Kevin in the 1970's. Kevin is a "self taught" artist who spent many years experimenting with his art, with a strong focus on the use of light remeniscent of the paintings of famous Australian artist Sir Hans Heyson.
Kevin has become a popular professional artist in Australia, and now ranks amongst the top Australian artists of today.
His experiences as a youth with camping and bushwalking allowed him to develop strong insights into the Australian bush and beach. His continuing love of nature is demonstrated in his paintings. Kevin has specifically travelled across Australia to visit the most highly ranked natural beauty spots as well as "out of way" places that are largely untouched by humans to develop further his ability to depict scenes of Australia.
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