Paul Wadsworth was born in Great Yarmouth in 1964.

He moved to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and studied Art and Design at Ipswich College of Arts.

For a number of years his main subject matter was the nude figure.

The move to Falmouth to study fine art led to a renewed interest in the sea and its surrounding landscape.

Paul, who now lives in Porthleven, has a studio in nearby Helston at the Creftow co-op gallery.

The Lizard Peninsular and its surrounding area has become the subject matter for most of his paintings. The changing moods of the sea, together with its energy, are important elements within the paintings.

Mainly working on location, Paul says, "it’s about catching that moment: the untamed mood of nature that entices us to all of these beautiful coastal locations, be it in the winter or summer, in the rain or shine.

Paintings are about the emotions and the feelings that the image evokes. The colour, texture and speed of the medium become the underlying factors of interpretation….

Some of Paul’s work explores these ideas through experimentation with the colour gold and the images of sunflowers. Gold carries with it a heavy sense of suggestion, the containment of history; its virtuous and decorative qualities, its connection to alchemy make it a difficult but intriguing colour to work with.

Sunflowers, especially when they have been uprooted and dried, contain many qualities that allows a continual involvement with the image.

The image of the sunflower can be read metaphorically and therefore consists of more than just the physical qualities of the plant. It is also the work of the mind, related emotionally to the fact of human nature.

In most recent works I have used various sources of imagery and materials in order to look at these possibilities, as they emerge through landscape, seascape, or through more conceptual work.