Career
After a period of time as a "ettering artist for a cardboard box manufacturer", followed by teaching work, he says he "an away to London." After some time in menial jobs, Ranson gained experience as a "eneral patcher-up and filler-in at commercial art studio," where he was encouraged to become a freelance artist by, he recalls
| “ | " visiting commercial artist who said if I went freelance with him he could give me lots of work. I did, he didn't. Then I really became freelance." | ” |
Ranson has a son, Jonas, who is also an artist, and daughter, Cassandra.
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