Paul Newman
Paul Newman graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 1995 after A-Levels and Foundation in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset. As 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.
His work is created by 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 places that have been explored and returned to repeatedly, with an ingrained personal significance, with the work mostly a response to being affected by memories or experience over time in those places. He is keen to make links between the places that he finds and the stories that fashioned them. His influences are maps and writers, geologists and legends, songs and poems. Drawings and photographs taken in the field are then worked up into finished pieces in the studio.
Newman is also interested in how nature manifests itself on human objects, reclaiming and abstracting these forms, such as overgrown remains, weathering, seasonal change and decay. He looks for evidence of human activity changing landscapes into places, creating unique locations which can affect, uplift or threaten.
He has shown work at various galleries across the South West, including the Bath Society of Artists, Mariners Gallery in St Ives and the Royal West of England Academy as well as in London with the Society of Graphic Fine Art.
CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Society of Graphic Fine Art 103rd Annual Open
11 - 16 March 2024
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Alders Reflected in the Dart, 2013View more details -
A Confluence of Waters, 2013View more details
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Queen of the Woods, 2017View more details
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Drifting on Dusk, 2020View more details
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Like a Sinking Star, 2020View more details
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Greenfinch, 2020View more details
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Rook, 2020View more details
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Goldcrest, 2020View more details
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Sentinel, 2021View more details
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Paul Newman selected for the Society of Graphic Fine Art 103rd Annual Open
Mall Galleries, London, 11-16 Mar 2024 31 Jan 2024Congratulations to CLOSE Associated Artist Paul Newman who has been selected by the Society of Graphic Fine Art 103rd Annual open, 11-16th March 2024 at...Read more -
Paul Newman's Artwork for Chelsea Flower Show Garden
27 Jan 2022We are pleased to share Paul Newman's recently completed artwork for The Rewilding Britain Landscape garden, designed by Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt for this...Read more -
Paul Newman Exhibits at Black Swan Arts, Frome
23 Apr 2021Paul has recently been involved with organising and curating 'In Pursuit of Spring', an exhibition at Black Swan Arts in Frome, Somerset, where local artists...Read more
Paul Newman graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 1995 after A-Levels and Foundation in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset. As 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.
His work is created by 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 places that have been explored and returned to repeatedly, with an ingrained personal significance, with the work mostly a response to being affected by memories or experience over time in those places. He is keen to make links between the places that he finds and the stories that fashioned them. His influences are maps and writers, geologists and legends, songs and poems. Drawings and photographs taken in the field are then worked up into finished pieces in the studio.
Newman is also interested in how nature manifests itself on human objects, reclaiming and abstracting these forms, such as overgrown remains, weathering, seasonal change and decay. He looks for evidence of human activity changing landscapes into places, creating unique locations which can affect, uplift or threaten.
He has shown work at various galleries across the South West, including the Bath Society of Artists, Mariners Gallery in St Ives and the Royal West of England Academy as well as in London with the Society of Graphic Fine Art.