When your daily life is punctuated with inherent beauty, inspiration for an artist is on tap. Living, working and raising his family in the small coastal town of Point Lonsdale has provided Paul with an abundance of morning skies over-looking Point Nepean, dusk skies at the Point Lonsdale back beach and a myriad of native flora and fauna to explore.
Capturing the contextual light shifts with ever changing oil paint palettes, Paul works with dark seas to contrast velvet skies intent on encapsulating light in every essence. Paul’s love of nature is mirrored equally with his appreciation for the human form, as if floating on paper, the shadow and form of the body appear with romantic delicacy.
Paul fluctuates from his ethereal nudes, to figurative landscapes effortlessly. He enjoys working across several mediums such as oil, acrylic, pastel and ink but recently has enjoyed refining his screen-printing skills whilst producing contemporary landscapes with vivid colour preparation and execution. Contemplation and beauty beckon each of Paul’s works, and exquisite use of colours mark his individuality.
Education
2002 – Diploma in Visual Arts, Swinburne TAFE
2005 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, RMIT
2009 – Graduate Diploma of Education, Deakin University
Recent Exhibitions
2022 – Lon Spa & Retreat, Point Lonsdale
2021 – Manyung Gallery, Summer Salon, Sorrento
2020 – Gippsland Art Gallery- Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize
2019 – Tussock upstairs Gallery, Point Lonsdale
2019 – Manyung Gallery, Sorrento
2018 – Collins Place Gallery – Finalist, AMP Contemporary painting prize.
2018 – Manyung gallery, Sorrento (solo)
2018 – Tussock upstairs gallery, Point Lonsdale
2018 – Kiosk (Bellarine arts trail)
2017 – Manyung Gallery, Sorrento (solo)
2016 – Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza (solo)
2015 – Tussock upstairs gallery
2014 – Tussock upstairs gallery
2013 – Tussock upstairs gallery
2013 – Birragurra Art Show
2012 – Ocean Grove Art Show
2012 – Linden Post Card Show