[2] His friend Ian Parkinson inspired him to be an artist and they both studied at the Leicester College of Art and Design.
Later he was Head of Fine Art at the Winchester College of Art, before moving to southern Spain in 1999 where he joined the Andalucian International Artists group and became a member of the Asociacion Espanola de Pintores y Escultures.
Hunter mainly painted in oils, typically including human figures, but also produced sculptures using wood and canvas.
He exhibited widely, including at the Barbican Centre, Hayward Gallery, and Royal Academy of Arts in London.
[2] He held a major solo exhibition in 1983 at Newlyn Art Gallery in Cornwall.