Paul Geoffrey Wheeler

 

I have been painting and drawing on and off since my early twenties and have applied my natural aptitude and enthusiasm for the visual arts as a vehicle for personal enjoyment, and hopefully at the same time, produce work that others appreciate.​

 

Over the past three years I have been a member of the Sheepwash Deep Lanes Art Collective, and found it a valuable way to improve my skills and receive local feedback. Since retiring, and working with watercolour in earnest, I have more recently started painting full time in acrylics and oils, which I find is a better match for my aspirations and skills. I owe much to the late James Ravilious, for his friendship sadly missed, his inspiration, and wonderful photographs of north Devon (my home), that have helped me appreciate and hopefully emulate, the art of good composition.

 

My most recent work has focussed on realist and impressionist work, using a variety of brush and non-brush applicators for background effects, and mixing colour both on palette and on to the canvas directly (“Ship Docked in a Storm”). This year (2026) will be my third exhibition of work along with other local artists, here in Sheepwash, in Devon and in Bude in Cornwall.