Alison Haley Paul is a contemporary painter of lavishly textured landscapes full of nuanced color. Her work conjures up connotations and geographical memories. The places she paints may not be physically specific, but they are immediately recognizable.
Alison grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and majored in Art and Design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. There she studied ceramics with Byron Temple, a disciple of Bernard Leach, and design with sculptor David Lee Brown. After earning a BA in Interior Design at the Design Institute in San Diego, and many years as a successful Interior Designer, she has returned to her studio full time.
Her work has been exhibited in numerous museums, solo shows, and public and private collections worldwide. “My work is abstract yet representational. The scale and balance are subtle, visceral, and felt, rather than blatantly seen. The surface energy is bold and intriguing, while the composition has roots in the classical principles of design and proportion. What I see, think, and feel gets transformed into color and texture, paint and canvas, which then becomes a personal story translated through art. When joined by the viewer's own experiences and memories, the work takes on new meaning, and offers the natural equilibrium that comes from centering oneself on the horizon.”
