Paul Norwood

About the Artist

About the Artist

Paul Norwood paints the world around him, blurring the lines between representation and abstraction. His loose, gestural style and bold, thick brushwork suggest rather than define forms, creating sensation without being overly insistent. The deconstruction of his imagery into an array of simple shapes and saturated colors expresses a heightened sense of reality and breathes life into his subject matter.  Paul is based in the Bay Area, but has been painting on both coasts for over 20 years. He’s had solo and group shows in many galleries across the country and is included in the collections of Sir Richard Branson and President Obama. “Communicating sensation through figuration has always been a central theme in my work. I never tire of the endless challenges and opportunities the human form presents. And by combining the figure with bold graphic elements, an invisible, layered reality emerges. Concentric circles echo the rippling of water and heighten the already charged world the figures inhabit. The aggressive handling of palette knife and paint mimic the fluidity and energy of the subject matter. I’m constantly striving to represent form with fewer strokes and a simpler palette, engaging the viewer to complete the piece in their own minds eye. I draw my inspiration from many different sources. The Bay Area figurative artists, the colorist approach of Fairfield Porter and the abstraction of Sonia Delaunay.”

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"Blue Horizon"
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30" x 30"

"Dusk on the Pond"
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12" x 12"

"On Three"
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large scale abstract acrylic palette knife painting of cliffs and lighthouse and ocean

"Fresh Breeze"
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abstract figurative acrylic painting of kids in swimsuits jumping with sunshine behind

"Summer Kids"
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abstract figurative acrylic painting of a couple sitting on the beach with blue sky and clouds

"Golden Hour"
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36" x 36"

"Lambert's Cove Night Light"
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48" x 48"

"North Wind"
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12" x 12"
Acrylic on canvas painting of a view of a pond with blues and greens.

"Pond View"
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48" x 48"
abstract figurative acrylic painting of kids jumping into water

"Great Rock"
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abstract landscape painting of cliffs by the ocean with clouds above

"Parting Clouds"
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48" x 36"

"Great Pond"
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12" x 12"
abstract palette knife landscape painting

"West to the Sun"
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36" x 36"

"Glistening Sea"
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12" x 12"

"Low Tide"
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48" x 48"

"Here Comes the Sun"
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Acrylic painting by Paul Norwood of an abstract landscape of a body of water and green and brown grasses under a blue sky and large white clouds.

"Abbott's Lagoon"
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Acrylic on canvas painting of a pond/seaview. Blue and green are the primary colors.

"Water Light"
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36" x 36"

"Endless Summer"
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"Letting Go"
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"Jaws Bridge Jump"
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"Lounging"
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"Big Brother"
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"Second Thoughts"
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"The Drop"
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"Floating"
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"Cooling Off"
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"Triple Jump"
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40" x 40"

"Chocolate Shake"
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"Rite of Summer"
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"Deep Blue 1"
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"Into the Blue"
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40" x 40"

"Freedom"
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"Opening the Pond"
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"The Push"
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"Golden Hour"
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"Swan Dive"
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"Clay"
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"Evening Light"
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48" x 48"

"Free Falling"
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48" x 36"

"Dune Grass"
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12" x 12"

"Windy Gates"
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16" x 16"