Patrick Charles Kinmonth is the youngest of four children. His father, Maurice Kinmonth (1917–2009), was a consultant plastic surgeon,Anonymous (1 February 2010), “Maurice Kinmonth”. [www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/medicine-obituaries/7130574/Maurice-Kinmonth.html]. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2013. who encouraged Patrick's talent for drawing. He attended Uppingham School and later, in 1977, studied English Language and Literature at Mansfield College, University of Oxford He also enrolled as an associate student at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art.
