Paul Horton - The Artist
"For as long as I can remember I have always been drawing and painting - it is the very fabric of my life. The freedom, guidance and encouragement received during my formative years set the foundations for my artistic career."
Paul Horton studied drawing and painting at Bournville School of Art, specialising in life drawing and the history of art. He set out on a career within the printing industry, managing to combine this with an ever-developing style of work in both fine art and illustration, selling and exhibiting his work at regular intervals.
It wasn't until the autumn of 1997 that Paul Horton turned professional, dedicating for the first time, all of his energy into his art. Paul held a major one-man retrospective exhibition in the summer of 1998 entitled 'All in a life's work', which was a personal selection of paintings representing his artistic journey. This innovative exhibition also featured a live concert by rock star Steve Harley.
Paul Horton's paintings emerge from a world of imagination - a world of strange adventures and fantastic characters. These unique images are inspired by puppet theatre and are rich in pathos, humour and symbolism.
