Derold Page was born in South Africa in 1947. After working in Johannesburg as an interior designer, he went into fashion design in 1972. In 1976 he emigrated to England where he began to paint. His harmonious, peaceful paintings are often philosophical metaphors, expressing his belief that all natural things are very precious and that all are brothers, who must live together in harmony. His first one-man exhibition was in Rome in 1978. Since 1979 he has exhibited with the Register of Naïve Artists (RONA), the paintings being quickly bought by collectors and artist friends in Britain, Italy, South Africa and America. Reproductions of his paintings on cards, posters, calendars and books have sold worldwide.