George was born in Nottingham in 1960 and enjoyed a happy family childhood in a small Nottinghamshire village. His father worked at the famous Nottingham Raleigh bicycle factory and was a talented artist who inspired George to follow in a similar path.

On leaving college during the late 1970s at the time of the miner's strikes and the three day working week, he had no option but to put away his painting palette and find work, just as his father had done before him. From there he held many varied jobs .

He chose to commit himself fully to his passion for fine art and became a full time artist.

George considers himself very fortunate to have spent the last ten years working as a freelance artist