Contrasts, as we shall see, have come in to part symbolise both the inside and outside of Shaun's works over the course of his long artistic journey.
To start at the beginning however, it is perhaps interesting to note how Shaun for most of his childhood and teenage years never actually liked painting. Instead, the young Shaun would spend hours 'filling drawing pads with the likes of Star Wars', which at that point was the latest in Sci-Fi - an influence which may well explain the more expressive and creative elements of his art work.
By the early 90's however, his style of work began to change course. Utilising his artistic talents, he began attending the Falmouth School of Art. Here he was to embark upon what was to be 'two years of academic training' upon which he would have to rely for years to come.
Almost immediately once he left Art School, Shaun was being hired to design the covers of books and magazines - a popular practice prior to the onset of the digital age of the 2000's.
Despite how exciting this may seem however, Shaun soon found that such commercialised work was not only stressful, having to correctly create them within just a few weeks sometimes, but also just not the type of art work that he wanted to create. So, on the cusp of the millennium in 1999, Shaun decided to walk away from art entirely... or so it seemed.
The year was 2012. Twelve years had gone by and Shaun, the once devoted artist, had not drawn or painted a single thing. Yet these years, he says, 'allowed him to clear his mind and start afresh'.