Biography

Arthur Ranson

born
Hornchurch Essex  June 3rd 1939

education
Salisbury Road Primary School 1945-50
S.E.Essex Technical School, Dagenham 1950-55 - 4 GCE's
Apprentice Stamp and Banknote Designer Waterlow and Sons 1955-60
S.E.Essex County Technical College & School of Art, day release,1956-60
S.W. Essex County Technical College & School of Art, Walthamstow 1960-63
Intermediate Arts & Crafts.  NDD Painting & Printmaking
Psychosynthesis & Education Trust - part time 1998-2001
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling

work
Teacher, at a Dagenham Secondary, 1963-64
Lettering Artist, Thames Board, 1964-65
Colour Mixer, Letraset, 1965-66
Studio assistant in ad studio, 1966-67
Freelance artist/illustrator, 1967-1976
Counsellor, part time, 2001-02 
Comic Book Artist, 1975-2007

Those the bald facts. If you want to see some of my family and holiday snaps you can scroll down. There is very little about my work and it is not very instructive, but from sheer self indulgence I wanted family and friends included.