Born in his beloved Manchester city centre – Denmark Rd. Hugh is a freelance watercolour painting teacher and tutor in residence at Bury Art Gallery & Museum.

His teaching methods have been described in the Times Educational Supplement as ‘Remarkable’. Interviewed on ‘the importance of art and mindfulness’ alongside HRH The Princes of Wales in Sir James Ratcliffe’s INEOS magazine. He has taught ten’s of thousands of adults & children throughout the UK; in the USA, for Cunard aboard the QE2, and for the American educational company ‘Road Scholar’ in Istanbul.

Awarded a Distinction in his Art Education degree from the University of Manchester and ‘Outstanding’ from Ofsted.

Following in the footsteps of his Great Great Grandparents whom in the 1890’s toured the North-west of England with their travelling music hall theatre.

Today Hugh does a similar thing travelling and sharing his unique creative knowledge and art mindfulness lessons to Hospitals; Educational organisations, The Village halls, The WI, Art galleries, and Radio. His wok at Bury Art Gallery has been filmed by Granada TV.