CHRONOLOGY
1920
Born to Cecil and Margaret Heywood 30 June
1933-38
Eton College
1938-40
Kings College, Cambridge: shortened 2 year degree in Estate Management
1940-47
Served in Coldstream Guards as Captain: signals, tank regiment, culminating in D-Day landings and active service in France and Belgium
1947
Married Denise Godefroi (March)
Birth of sons Peter and Michael (December)
1948
Briefly studied architecture at The Architectural Association, then became a full-time painter
1949
Moved from London to Wickstreet House, near Stroud in Gloucestershire
1951
Birth of son James Philip (Pip)
1947-60
Watercolour paintings
1962
Built own house and studio at Viners Wood, close to Wickstreet House
1960-65
Abstract paintings
1965
Started to develop his own unique personal style
In the 1950s and 1960s he exhibited in London, notably The John Whibley Gallery in Cork Street, and The Brotherton Gallery. From the 1960s onwards, he exhibited at home
1963-92
Working trips to Greece, Italy, Kenya, Spain, Scotland, Wales, Suffolk
1974
Watatu Gallery, Nairobi, his only foreign show
1982
Moved to Rose Cottage in the Slad Valley, Gloucestershire
1992
Died one week before his 72nd birthday