Paul Driskill is an Oregon native, who works in several media, including drawing, painting, print making, and photography. His current works are in colored pencil, using Prismacolor pencils, on acid free paper.
His works are vividly colored, using nonrepresentational colors (note the heavy use of blue hues for shading on his subject’s faces).
His current subject matter is primarily vintage film stars, from the early Hollywood era, up to the 1960s. Celebrities of yesteryear were stylish and glamorous, with highly polished veneers. Paul’s work captures this bygone elegance with a thoroughly modern, and extremely stylized treatment.
In November, 2007, Paul is publishing his first set of limited edition prints, debuting with the “Marlene Triptych,” published in a small format consisting of three variations of the same image.
C’est Moi
Name:
Paul Driskill
Birthday:
November 28
Home Town
Eugene, OR
Email:
MySpace:
Site Updates:
MON. 10/5/2008 - Blog
I hate Sarah Palin with an editorial by Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Saturday Night Live sketch from 10/4/2008
SUN. 7/20/2008 - Blog
The Ferrari 308 & 328 by the editors of Consumer Guide
SUN. 6/8/2008 - Music
“If You Could Read My Mind” (Sunday Morning Mix)
WED. 6/4/2008 - Blog
Food sculptures
MON. 5/26/2008 - Portfolio
Newest work, “Lucille,” posted
SUN. 5/25/2008 - Blog
Mary Poppins is slightly demented
SUN. 4/27/2008 - Blog
Florida vacation, and short video in the style of Ken Burns
SAT. 3/22/2008 - Blog
Yazoo (80s band) announces tour dates
SUN. 3/16/2008 - Blog
Blog pages added
SUN. 3/09/2008 - Music
Music (beta) pages added; the mechanics of how the pages operate are still under construction.
SUN. 2/09/2008 - Revisions
Venetian color scheme retired, and formal layouts created.
SAT. 12/08/2007 - News!
Paul's artwork featured on the UK Marlene Dietrich home page
SAT. 11/10/2007 - Revisions
Artist's Bio Added
FRI. 11/9/2007 - Fine Art Prints
“Marlene Triptych" publication, and official release on the “Sales Gallery” page
MON. 11/5/2007 - Revisions
Portfolio pages added
About The artist
The Marlene Dietrich home page in Leeds, England, is featuring one of Paul’s pieces. He is extremely honored that one of his pieces has been selected to appear on their site (in the "Dietrich Portraits & Sketches" section).
It really is a truly excellent site, with plenty of information, photos, and history. Any Marlene fan should take a look!
www.marlenedietrich.org.uk
Art Featured on Marlene Dietrich Site in the UK
