{"title":"Paul Drought","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"398\"\u003ePaul Drought is an Australian artist and a current member of the Royal Queensland Art Society. He studied Fine Art, majoring in Painting and Sculpture, at the Queensland College of Art, Seven Hills, from 1978 to 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"749\"\u003eStrongly influenced by the Australian landscape, Paul’s practice ranges from highly detailed studio works requiring sustained focus, to impressionistic plein air studies completed in situ over just a few hours. In recent years, plein air painting has become central to his practice, allowing him to respond directly to place, light and atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"959\"\u003eAlongside his landscape work, Paul occasionally shifts into abstraction, embracing the freedom of expression this affords and finding it contributes to a more painterly approach across his broader practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003eRecently, Paul and fellow plein air artist Jason Hawkins held a successful two-person exhibition featuring plein air and studio works at Latrobe Art Space in Paddington, Brisbane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eHaving spent many years working in television and media, Paul values variety in his creative output, believing it fosters fresh thinking. For him, painting is a deeply immersive process in which time dissolves and the world narrows to paint, canvas and brush.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/6005\/2180\/collections\/20250425_114647_-_paul_drought.jpg?v=1765573645","url":"https:\/\/grammarartshow.com\/collections\/paul-drought.oembed","provider":"Toowoomba Grammar School Art Show","version":"1.0","type":"link"}