Now living and working back in Dorset, Paul graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 1995 after A-Levels and Foundation in Poole and Bournemouth. As a graphic fine artist intrigued by nature, he works mainly in graphite, intrigued by surface details, textures and how they give rise to form, inspired by various elements of the ancient landscape and stories of Wessex.

His work is created from research into the nature and history of places that interest him; geology, ecology and sometimes interaction with human activity. Walking is an important part of the working process, understanding the character and distinctive atmosphere of a certain area, as Paul Nash referred to the ‘genius loci.’

Much of his work comes from locations which have been explored and returned to, sometimes repeatedly, with the work mostly a response to memories formed through differnet experiences over time in those places. He explores the links between the places that he finds and the stories that fashioned them. His influences include maps, poetry, geologists, folklore and ecologists.

Paul is also interested in how nature manifests itself on human objects and how human activity creates interventions, disrupting what we think of as ‘wild’. This includes the reclaiming and abstracting of natural forms through weathering, seasonal shifts and decay. He looks for evidence of human activity changing landscapes into places, creating unique locations which can affect, uplift or threaten, as well as nature now reasserting itself over these interventions.

He has shown work at various galleries across the South West, including the Bath Annual Open, Messums Wiltshire and the Royal West of England Academy as well as in London with the Society of Graphic Fine Art.

Paul works as the creative director for Dorset Visual Arts, as well as other work as a curator, collaborator and writer in south west England. He has worked previously as a trustee and curator for Black Swan Arts in Frome, Somerset and for Somerset Art Works.

Paul is a member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art and The Arborealists.