迈克尔出生于英国肯特郡的梅德斯通,但是他大部分的童年时光是在非洲的津巴布韦度过的。迈克尔非常幸运的是遇到了一个鼓励他艺术天分的老师,他曾在安大略省的谢尔丹艺术学院学习。他的美术老师对于他的绘画给予了积极的反馈和支持,为他之后继续学习和发展自己的绘画奠定了很好的基础。迈克尔曾经在许多不同的媒体工作过,并且随着时间的推移他发现油画和丙烯画最适合他的绘画风格。迈克尔的绘画兴趣从西方牧场生活开始,因此他很多绘画描绘的是牛仔在工作中的生活型态。自从迈克尔在某些场合见 Michael was born in Maidstone, Kent, England, but most of his childhood was spent in Zimbabwe, Africa. Michael was fortunate to meet a teacher who encouraged his artistic talent, having studied at the Sheldonian Art Institute in Ontario. His art teacher gave positive feedback and support to his paintings, laying a good foundation for him to continue studying and developing his own paintings afterwards. Michael has worked in many different media and over time he has found that painting and acrylic are best suited to his painting style. Michael’s interest in painting began with western ranch life, so many of his paintings portray the cowboy’s lifestyle at work. Since Michael met on some occasions