Paul
Stone began painting while completing his first degree in Art
History in 1997 and since then has painted alongside his many
teaching jobs, including Painting Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam
University. Since completing his Masters in Fine Art in 2007,
Paul has focused his practice on traditional still life compositions,
albeit with a fresh contemporary look.
Now enjoying a growing reputation in
this genre - with addition commissions in portraiture - Paul
last year won a handful of awards, including The Thoresby Gallery
Award, as well as being invited to exhibit at The Mall Galleries
in London and the Affordable Air Fair in Battersea. Currently
he works full-time from his Stocksbridge based studio. |
Paul Stone
‘Two Jars’
Oil on canvas, 2008
24” x 20”
£1380
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Paul Stone
‘Birthday Bowl’
Oil on canvas, 2009
9” x 9”
SOLD 
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Paul Stone
‘Still Life with Enoki Mushrooms’
Oil on canvas, 2009
22” x 13”
£940 |
Paul Stone
‘Five Lemons’
Oil on canvas, 2009
SOLD |
Paul Stone
‘Dwarf Beans on White Cloth’
Oil on canvas, 2009
21” x 15” SOLD |
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“Originally my
work had a very traditional approach to the process of creating
artworks. Although this is still present, as the paintings (and
thereby my practice as whole) have developed and matured, my
previous research in History Of Art has over time organically
breathed a fresh perspective into the artworks.
At the core of my paintings is the
search for a precision of focus on the formal properties of
mundane objects that have an everyday, unremarkable presence
in our lives. As the majority of the inanimate objects are gathered
from local charity shops, they also record a previous unknown
transience moment when they are suddenly cast out for whatever
reason. This results in a familiar and nostalgic content, and
for me a more intimate relationship with their representation.
My studio
is now littered with hundreds of these objects, all vying for
attention within a composition often created by chance: a small
shift to the side, a slight change in light, and suddenly a
discarded low object has newly discovered strengths.” |
