Painter of marine, landscape and figure subjects and teacher, married to the artist Eirene Hutton-Seed. He was born at Publow, Pensford, near Bristol and studied at the University there and art at West Marlands School of Art, Southampton, and Bristol Municipal School of Art under R E J Bush. He was art master at Kimbolton Grammar School, 1923, then after a number of appointments was principal of Crewe School of Art, 1943–50. Was elected an associate of RWA, 1923, was one of the founders of the New Bristol Art Club in 1933 and was elected to Bristol Savages in 1951, becoming its president in 1963. Showed at ROI, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Manchester City Art Gallery and Oldham Art Gallery. Among his main works were Twilight, Sea Hawks and The Schooner.