Paul Deacon
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Paul was born into a seafaring family in the beautiful historic port of Dartmouth England where from an early age he was surrounded by the influence of the sea. In the late 1950s and early 60s the Port of Dartmouth hosted some of the earliest ‘Tall Ships’ races and it was the sight of these schooners, ketches and square riggers laying on their moorings that fired Paul’s imagination to become a marine artist.
Joining the Merchant Navy in 1973 Paul spent many years trading on vessels around Europe, Scandinavia, North Africa & the Mediterranean experiencing every aspect of a seaman’s life as a deck officer and regularly sketching or photographing the maritime world around him. Beyond his work life Paul took opportunities to sail on a range of traditional sailing craft around the coasts of England, France and New Zealand. Paul emigrated to New Zealand in 1995 and since then has had several solo exhibitions in Auckland and Northland. In his spare time Paul keeps up regular maritime activities sailing monthly on the Ted Ashby as well as sailing and sea kayaking to all corners of the Hauraki Gulf.
Paul take’s exceptional care in creating his unique marine paintings and enjoys sourcing reference material by sailing on vessels or checking out quaysides, boatyards, shorelines and museums. He uses high quality materials ensuring the final result of each painting will give pleasure to generations of owners. Paul’s oil paintings capture atmosphere and detail whether of historic or modern vessels and his works can be viewed at leading galleries in centres including Whangarei, Matakana, Orewa, Devonport, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton and Queenstown. Over the years Paul’s paintings and illustrations have been commissioned to illustrate a number of books and magazines in New Zealand, Australia and the UK and several paintings are now marketed as prints throughout New Zealand. Commissioned paintings of commercial and fishing vessels, warships, yachts and a broader range of historic marine paintings are held by private collectors in the US, Canada, UK , Europe, New Zealand and Australia
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