Paul Newman | Paul Newman Artist
Paul is…
a graphic fine artist intrigued by nature, he works exclusively in graphite and is interested in detail, texture and tone inspired by elements of the ancient landscape and stories of Wessex.
Paul works as the creative director for Dorset Visual Arts and coordinates Art Weeks events 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. Paul is a member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art and a member of The Arborealists.
Heard It On The Show
On the show Paul talks at the end of the episode about his latest project with The Arborealist Society. Walking the Wessex Way and covering the entire path with 25 other artists from The Arborealists, showcasing the beautiful and ancient trees along the route.
Keep an eye on The Arborealists website for more information!
The Arborealists was formed in 2013, the brain-child of curator and artist Tim Craven after the critical success of Under the Green Wood : Picturing the British Tree, an exhibition he co-curated with Steve Marshall and Professor Anne Anderson at St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery, Lymington, Hampshire. This exhibition was formed of two distinct parts. Part one was an historical review of artists who had occupied themselves drawing and painting trees and tree-landscapes and included, John Constable, Paul Nash and Paul Sanby amongst other nineteenth and twentieth century celebrated artists. Part two featured 32 contemporary artists, represented by one work each, and included a Turner Prize short-listee and two Royal Academicians but also less well-known artists who had given trees, forests and woods a special value and who had developed new perceptions of painting and language while painting trees. The exhibition showcased a great diversity of art practice, including scale, medium, style and philosophy, centered around the unifying subject of the tree.
