Born in Brisbane 1950, Paul attended the Brisbane College of Art and worked in the fashion industry for ten years before becoming a full-time artist in 1980. His work is represented in numerous private and corporate collections in Australia, the USA, Canada, Argentina, South Africa, the UK, France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.

Paintings

In acrylics on linen, Paul paints a variety of subjects from beaches and sunsets to mountains and riverbanks. Paul often draws on the power and beauty of the natural world for inspiration. As such, he portrays his subjects with close realism while allowing the emotion and essence of place to shine through.

Paul skillfully and patiently builds up his works by careful observation of colour, tone and form. In his beach paintings the movement of water is a key focus, with his considered compositions leading the eye through the shallow water to the incoming waves. Paul effortlessly captures bouncing, shimmering light and glistening sand in dynamic works that are beautifully balanced.

It is the familiarity of Paul Evans’ subjects that strikes a chord with many viewers. His works recall memories of days spent at the beach or walking through mountain forests, and imbue a sense of wonder at Australia’s spectacular wilderness.

“Painting for me is trying to capture a moment, that moment when the shadows engulf a cliff face, waves hit the beach, mountains shrouded in mist or when a flock of galahs flash through a landscape and are gone. To me these are moments of magic.” – Paul Evans

Drawings

Paul Evans’ drawings are created through a wildly time-consuming technique, in which an image is drawn dot by dot with a technical pen and ink on paper. The resulting images are produced almost entirely from dots. The dots are strategically placed to suggest forms, shapes, contrast and depth. The denser the dots, the darker the apparent shade. It is left to the viewer’s eye to complete the picture, a proposition which seldom fails, as you can see in the finished drawings.

Solo Exhibitions

Art2Muse Gallery: 2022
Art2Muse Gallery: 2020
Seaview Gallery: 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
South Yarra Art House: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Jenny Pihan Fine Art: 2010
Delshan Gallery, Melbourne: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Stafford Studio, Perth: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
Framed, The Darwin Gallery: 2007
Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney: 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994
Galloway Gallery, Brisbane: 1983, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
Pages’ Fine Art, Noosa: 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001
Conrad & Jupiters Casino 1990, 1992
Ant Hill Gallery, Adelaide: 1993

Selected Exhibitions

South Yarra Art House: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Seaview Gallery: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Yallingup Gallery – WA 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Framed – The Darwin Gallery 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017
Art Promotions Qld 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
Tattersalls Qld 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Delshan Gallery – Melbourne 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
The Athenaeum Club – Melbourne 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Stafford Studio – Perth 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Watling Gallery – Gold Coast 2010, 2011, 2012
Schubert Gallery – Gold Coast 2008, 2009

Selected Commissions

Pacific Investments, Brisbane: 14 Paintings, Singapore: 6 Paintings, and London: 4 Paintings
RP Data, Brisbane: 14 Paintings
Portraits: 26 Portraits
Yallingup Gallery – Luxury Ocean Cruiser: 13 Paintings

Selected Collections

Nicholas Cage (USA), Ehime Womens College (Japan), Westfarmers (WA), Cervin Publications (NZ), Stallard Corporation (WA), Cromwell Corporation (WA), Westpac (Qld), Shell Exploration (WA), Ernst & Young (Qld), RP Data (Qld), Hilton Sydney (NSW), Cape Boubard Investments (WA), Ryland Investments (WA), Jupiter’s Casino (Qld), Sir Charles Gardner Hospital (WA), Titan Resources (WA), Sohiel Abedian (Qld), Pacific Investments (Qld), Gwen & Peter Woodforde (Vic), Peter Marks (Vic), Ray Catelan (Qld)