I was born in 1943 in Oklahoma. The second of three sons of a Baptist minister, I moved to California with my family at the age of eight. I have lived in California since 1952 in various parts of the state. Following graduation from San Francisco State University and graduate work at The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, I worked as a creative director for two Southern California firms and as a freelance illustrator for major national accounts. After returning to Northern California in 1978 I devoted myself to my artwork. I have exhibited and sold paintings and sculptures in art galleries in California, Wyoming, Arizona, New York and Oregon. Among the many commercial assignments I’ve had are sculptures for major studio movies, multiple record album covers and many national magazine illustrations. I have been married to the love of my life since we were kids. We have a married daughter and we live in rural Taylors, South Carolina. Although I tell people I am retired, I keep painting and sculpting, “just for fun.”

Professional Resume

EXHIBITIONS

ONE MAN SHOWS
Lyford House Gallery, National Audubon Society Western Education Center, Tiburon, California
Marin Civic Center, Marin County, California
Garry, Inc. Beverly Hills, California
GROUP SHOWS
National Society of Casein and Acrylic Painters Annual Exhibition, New York City
Audubon Artists Annual Exhibition, New York City
Oakland Museum – California Species: Biological Art and Illustration Exhibits, Oakland, California
Newport Center Exhibition, Newport Beach, California
Century Center Annual, Los Angeles, California
Pacific Palisades Annual, Los Angeles, California
Pacific Flyways Association Exhibitions: Santa Rosa, California and Sacramento, California
Ah! Some Art, Petaluma, California
John’s Custom Framing, Novato, California
Marin County Fair 2012

COMMISSIONED WORKS FOR

Walt Disney Motion Pictures
Warner Brothers Motion Pictures
MGM Records
Western Bancorporation
Metropolitan Development Corporation
Van De Kamp Foods
Yamaha
Glendale Federal Savings
The Southern Baptist Convention of California
Ranwood Records
Cycle World Magazine

FORMER GALLERY AFFILLIATONS

Wild Wings Gallery, Santa Rosa, California
Depot Gallery, Yountville, California
Knights Ltd., San Francisco, California
The May Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
The Village Gallery, Fairfax, California
Feathers to Fur Gallery, Chester, California
The Wildlife Gallery, Mendocino, California
Hale-Van Hass Gallery, Sausalito, California
Meadowlark Gallery, Larkspur, California
The Night Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Windrush Galleries, Sedona, Arizona
The Decoy Gallery, Carmel, California
American Accents, San Rafael, California
Western Wildlife Gallery, Yountville, California
Ah! Some Art, Petaluma, California
John’s Custom Framing, Novato, California
The Circle Gallery, Petaluma, California

 

Paul’s Lifetime Accomplishments

Played accordion on stage at The Shrine Auditorium, L.A., to a packed house.

On the Evening News before he was a teenager.

A picture of him in a coffin, pretending to be a corpse, was published in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

As a preschooler, was a high jumper (jumping off garages, chicken coops, tall fences, etc.).

Has spit into the Grand Canyon, The Royal Gorge and off the Eiffel Tower.

Henry Fonda swatted him on the rear.

Was the ninth caller on a radio show.

Won a Twist contest in Ensenada, Mexico.

Graduated high school at age 16.

Was the 3rd Little Indian.

Taught Robin Williams everything he knew about woodcarving.

Bitten by a very disturbed squirrel. Rabid? You decide.

Once accidentally shot himself without the benefit of a gun.

Had an article published in national magazine.

Media artist for movies, record albums, sports, and print.

Handmade a street legal automobile.

Winner of the Glib Award.

Junior High Sunday School teacher for a quarter century.

Holder of the clandestine unofficial land speed record from San Rafael to San Jose, 1964.

Been on Baffin Island, but not set foot on it.

Lowest score on record for an insurance salesman applicant, Jefferson Standard Ins. Co.

Famed photographer Alfred Eisenstadt’s photo of his sculpture was published in a double-paged spread in national magazines such as Time, Newsweek, etc.

Wrote a novel.