Sylvia Paul

I have been exhibiting my paintings for more than 40 years and still enjoy challenging and developing my creativity.

My oil paintings are worked using a knife over an acrylic underpainting in a free and expressive style.The oils are painted on MDF board or canvas and framed with a contemporary stone white colour frame.

The collages are worked in acrylic on canvas with layers of paint and paper collage, which is applied using PVA glue. I frame these with a contemporary white frame.

Landscape and still life are familiar subjects, but after visiting Japan my collages in particular are more abstract in style, and my memories are often my inspiration. The papers I use range from handmade Japanese papers to old postcards and magazines. Sometimes the text I find becomes further inspiration for the painting.

I have a studio in my garden at home in Dovercourt Essex which I open as part of Colchester Open Studios every September.

Open Exhibitions
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition- 2009
Royal Institute of Water Colour Artists - 2009
East West Artist and Culture Club, Kiku Gallery, Osaka, Japan 2008,- Lennox Gallery, London 2009
East West Art Award Finalist Exhibition ROA Gallery, Pall Mall, London 2010, 2011, 2012 (Best in c...