Paul Stubbings is interested in the dialogue between realism and abstraction, and this is illustrated in his striking high gloss paintings.

Drawing from a multitude of visual imagery, Paul Stubbings’ works derive from an investigation into reinventing a subject and translating it into a slightly more abstracted form through the processes of drawing, photography and digital intervention.

Stubbings’ paintings are very much about the high gloss surface. The artist gets very involved with the medium he uses and it is clear that this is as important to the finished work as the subject itself.

The artist states: “my creative methodology is centred…

Paul Stubbings is interested in the dialogue between realism and abstraction, and this is illustrated in his striking high gloss paintings.

Drawing from a multitude of visual imagery, Paul Stubbings’ works derive from an investigation into reinventing a subject and translating it into a slightly more abstracted form through the processes of drawing, photography and digital intervention.

Stubbings’ paintings are very much about the high gloss surface. The artist gets very involved with the medium he uses and it is clear that this is as important to the finished work as the subject itself.

The artist states: “my creative methodology is centred on the medium of gloss paint”.

This theory is supported by the allusive titles the artist gives to the works, almost as if they are images in a textbook or references to something.

Paul Stubbings graduated from University of Sunderand in 2003 with MA Fine Art where the previous year he gained a BA in the same discipline.

He has shown in various shows nationally and now bases his studio practice in the North East of England.