A Work In Progress

203 pages. Available as epub
 
An illustrated autobiography that tells of a creative life that challenged the norm.
 
Fifty-five years ago Roger Burnett gave up a secure job in engineering design and declared himself as an artist on the pavements of France. His roving painting career gathered momentum in the 1970’s when, with his first wife and small daughter, he sailed a 30ft ketch from England to the Caribbean. Thereafter the islands became his adopted home. Like the Renaissance artists, necessity has made him a man of many parts: painter, sculptor, print maker, author, film maker, engineer, architect, fashion designer, boat builder, sailor and human rights activist. His studios have ranged from a shack alongside an idyllic cove in the Virgin Islands to a cavernous church assembly hall in the North of England. His present studio is located on the small Caribbean island of Dominica. His life remains a work in progress and an inspiration to those seeking a creative lifestyle that is different to the norm.