Matilda in the Lake District by Paul Ward (Paulo) in Lyon
Matilda in the Lake District
Acrylic on board. I knew I had to do my best when presented with the photo for this commission. The original image was incredibly powerful and atmospheric, great photos produce great paintings!
As a Fine Art graduate in 2013, I was obviously lost. During the five years that followed I created and ran a small screen printing and custom illustration business in Manchester. Two knackered shoulders and a European love interest later I find myself in my third year as an all out artist in Lyon, France.
Due to the nature of my life's progression I have been lucky enough to become very involved in several art forms, from large scale portraiture and landscape painting to magazine and book illustration. I work only in tangible media, essentially any non-digital medium that can ruin your clothes in an instant, including, oil paint, acrylic, pen and ink, pencil, photo montage and onwards!
Colour is one of my passions, we're not talking about garish, clashing colours, but colours that sit together wonderfully becoming a whole grander than the sum of its parts. Colour theory is an important aspect of my work as it effects how the viewer perceives it, after all who's more important than those kind enough to take time and look at your art.
More artwork by Paul
DEATH
Ptarmigan
Ni ici ni ailleurs
What beasts
Who are you calling anxious
Intrusive thoughts
Fourvière
Theres Chartreuse in the freezer
Matilda and Dolldoll
Cest cassé
Lisboa
The Ghost Hunters
Charpennes
Sunday walk
Marion
Tom
The Hartleys
Will
Sketches for Reseau Sorter du Nuclèaire poster campaign
Sketches for Reseau Sorter du Nuclèaire poster campaign
Dolphin friendly
Worsley Court House
Lake Annecy
Adlington Hall
View from the rooftops of London
Shake fascism
The fool
Meije
Poland
Cormorant
European roller
Death stamp III
Death stamp VI
Bouquet
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