Paul was born in Co. Durham in 1970. After a Foundation Diploma at Cleveland College of Art he moved to Kent in 1989, graduating from Kent Institute of Art and Design with a B.A.(Hons) in Fine Art (Painting) in 1992. He lives with his family near Faversham in Kent and works from a studio close to the coast and the Swale estuary, which has inspired much of his recent landscape work...

“ I like to employ a range of materials and techniques in my work, often water based media - acrylic, watercolour, ink - on a variety of surfaces from paper to board, canvas to driftwood. The paintings explore the landscape and coastline of Kent, its flora, fauna and endlessly changing light and atmosphere. Paintings are begun in the field, after an initial period of walking, sketching, observing and committing a place to memory. From this starting point the work starts to take on a life of its own, with chance and accident in the painting process being an important factor in the finished painting.”
— Paul

Exhibitions

Listed are selected recent and upcoming, solo and group shows. 


Kent Painters Group  October 2016, Sevenoaks School, Sevenoaks.
Affordable Art Fair  October 2016, Battersea, London.
New English Art Club Annual Open Exhibition 2016  June 2016, Mall Galleries, London.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2016  June-August 2016, The Royal Academy, London.
The 299th RBA Annual Open Exhibition 2016  March/April 2016, Mall Galleries, London.
Royal Watercolour Society - Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2016 March 2016, Bankside Gallery, London
ING Discerning Eye 2015 November 2015, Mall Galleries, London. 
The Cranbrook Art Show 2015 November 2015, The Vestry Hall, Cranbrook. 
Under The Weather November 2015, Fleur de Lis Gallery, Faversham.
1215: Runnymede Revisited. East Kent Artists' Open Houses. October/November 2015, St. Peter's Church, Oare.
Alexander Collection 2015  January - December 2015, Alexander Centre, Faversham.
An Exhibition January 2015, Fishslab Gallery, Whitstable. 

Here August 2014, Fishslab Gallery, Whitstable.
Land | Sea July 2014, Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable.
Along the Way May 2014, LV21 - Gillingham Dock.
Saxon Shore March 2014, Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable.
From Creek to Coast, September - October 2013, Fleur de Lis Gallery, Heritage Centre, Faversham.