Peter Monkman's incessant doodling drives his wife, Charlotte, to distraction.

He can't sit down to a family meal or spend an evening watching television without descending into a frenzy of doodles.

The art teacher is on a mission to explode the image of artists as intense loners who lock themselves away from everyday life to create a masterpiece.

Instead, his scribbles record everyday life - from time spent watching EastEnders and reading the paper to household chores and bringing up a new baby.

His domestic doodles have been compiled to form a diary recording his life in the past year.

It is displayed in the form of a film storyboard, as if Peter is directing his own movie.

The doodles are on display as part of an exhibition entitled True Nature at the Phoenix Gallery in Waterloo Place, Brighton, from November 1 to 23.

Peter, 38, from Cambridgeshire, said: "I have canvases and bits of paper all over the house. It drives my wife wild.

"Maybe I'm watching EastEnders, I might start drawing Peggy Mitchell and as the scene changes, her hairstyle will morph into another creature. Then I might put my child to bed or change a nappy and it will morph again.

"Artists are perceived as people who lock themselves away in garrets, separate from family life, but I do my artwork interacting with the family. It's like a big tapestry of my life."

True Nature is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11am to 5pm. Admission is free.