Gary BuntGary Bunt was born in 1957 in East Peckham and grew up in Golden Green in Kent. Always an avid reader and keen musician, he wrote lyrics for his group The Alice Banned, in which he played guitar. In his mid-twenties Gary began to teach himself to paint in watercolour. Then in the late 80s he established a picture framing business in Maidstone, which was the first outlet for his paintings. In 2001 Gary's ambition to be a full-time painter led to his first exhibition at The Red Leaf Gallery in Tunbridge Wells. However, just as his artistic success beckoned, he was diagnosed with cancer. Once in remission, Gary was fired by a new passion for painting and his mature style began to emerge. His lyric writing led naturally to the poems which now complement his paintings written on the back of canvases. The first paintings in the new style were shown with Nicholas Bowlby in 2004. Then in 2008, The Portland Gallery in London began exclusively representing him. Gary continues to paint in the little clapboard cabin, known as 'The Shed', in the garden of his home in Golden Green. He is married to Lynn and has two children, Henry and Georgia. Read More Read Less