Paul Lyons

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).

Paul is an academic. Everything he has learnt about painting, he learnt from books.

He has exhibited at various local galleries and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts,