Precognition: The world is a weird old place, full of inconsistencies. I thought about Paul's son, Aethan the other night. We don't keep in touch but suddenly his name popped into my head in the night and then when I put out my last blog yesterday his name was there as well. So the final straw came as I went to Instagram and found he had made a mark on the one and only photo I had managed to upload. Coincidence or what?
Paul had two sons from his Japanese ex-wife, Michiko, both children born in Kyoto, Japan. Ken and Aethan, they both live in London now, Ken works for a newspaper and Aethan teaches I believe, and works in galleries and obviously paints as well. His work can be found here. And it is quite impressive, it is abstract but the colours are beautiful.
Paul so loved his little grandson Leo that it is sad he will not see him grow up. And Leo may even be a third generation artist in the family, and follow in his uncle Aethan's and grandfather's footsteps.
His style is unusual - I liked the "There are no roses in this garden". A shame you are no longer in touch.
ReplyDeleteUsually abstract paintings do nothing for me, but the colours in his work are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love the colours in his paintings, especially the reds and purples.
ReplyDeleteI really like the style and the colours. The fusion of Japanese influences and abstraction works well.
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