_ I am British, but my wife and kids are Aussie, and we've lived in Brisbane since Sept 07.  In Dec 08 we moved to Logan - where we bought an acre of land whilst we were still in the UK.

I’ve spent 20 years in the UK Special Effects industry doing all sorts of things, that whilst they were creative, were not really ‘what I want to do when I grow up’.  This year at 51, I realised that I don’t want to grow up. 

I did an MBA before we left the UK in the mistaken belief that I had something to offer the world of management.  The problem is that the world of management doesn’t’ understand that. 

Last year my daughter Molly came over to get her folio together for art college and I got into painting with her. 

This year, after a brush with cancer, I’ve realised that actually, I just want to paint, and after all this time… I’ve made that leap of faith. 


Chris