Fishing at the Manawatu Rivermouth Painting

Born: 1953, London
Painter, Actor, Opera singer, Leadlight artist, University lecturer, Engineer, Chemist, Parent, Husband, New Zealander

Paul Lyons is a New Zealand artist working in watercolour.

He uses a variety of techniques to achieve the unusually rich, dark colours and textures that characterise many of his watercolours, and his paintings often include layers of collaged Japanese rice paper or gouache.

He has exhibited in various galleries, including the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and his paintings hang in collections throughout New Zealand and in America and Britain.
The paintings are all watercolours executed with archival-quality materials (100% rag paper and paints with a lightfastness rating of A or AA).