Paul Barnes

PAUL BARNES was born in 1970.  He studied at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen, where he gained a BA (Hons) Design.  Since graduating, he has exhibited widely and has had a number of one man exhibitions, most recently at The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh in 2002.  He is a regular exhibitor at Tolquhon where his unique, imaginative paintings are always worth seeing.

Paul writes, "My work is primarily based on the playful manipulation of nature.  The depictions of animals and birds are usually singular portraits, set against pale, limitless landscapes.  I am concerned with capturing the personality of the subject, often displaying human-like characteristics, both emotionally and physically.  Using a limited palette, paint is applied in translucent layers using various techniques and mediums to create a sense of distance between the picture plane and the background, thus enhancing the unusual, intimate presence of the subject."

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