…Coming from a large family I was constantly looking for ways to amuse myself and soon discovered that drawing and painting were by far my favourite. I also made frequent trips abroad to my father’s native Hungary, encountering for the first time the larger than life ladies and gents who were probably the earliest influence for the characters in my paintings.

Another great source of inspiration is the wealth of embarrassing incidents that unites us all. Who hasn’t at sometime been caught out by a skirt unknowingly tucked in the back of your knickers, or accidentally spraying tap water down the front of your trousers! Need I say more?