For many years he earned extra money by working as a musician on top of his full time job. Determined in nature, Clive forged out a hugely successful business career for himself and, once his family was raised, he was able to devote himself to art once more. It was seeing a double portrait by Sargent in Tate Britain that inspired Clive to become a figurative artist - a decision that led him to seek out tuition from top class artists on both sides of the Atlantic.
Clive's intention is always to create work which has intensity of presence. That intensity often comes from the thinking behind the piece and extends into the way the paint is applied. In his words, "all art that appeals to me, be it painting, sculpture, music or poetry, has an intense presence to it. Once created, it is a thing in and of itself. It was like it had always existed."
