About the artist

Paul Cooke 

Paul Cooke is a British figurative artist, working in oil, tempera, etching and watercolour. He studied with Nerina Simi in Florence in the early 80`s and amidst the circle of painters around Pietro Annigoni. He assisted Ben Long on the Frescoes at Monte Casino, and subsequently won a bursary to study with Nelson Shanks at the National Academy of Design in New York. He has shown at The Mall Galleries, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy and The Berkeley Square Gallery. Paul has gone back to painting full-time from his studio in West London, after running a business and bringing up a family.

Travelling frequently to work plein-air, he believes that an artisanal approach – making and working with one`s own materials is central to understanding the craft of painting and printmaking. 

Paul works from his studio in World`s End, Chelsea, London