Paul J Best

Joined Artfinder: Dec. 2013

Artworks for sale: 316

(31)

United Kingdom

Updates from Paul J Best's studio

  • Betula II

    Betula II

    I am very pleased to have sold my large painting ' Betula II ' depicting silver birch tree trunks to a buyer in Hampshire through Artfinder today.

    01 December 2025
    Breath of Autumn

    Breath of Autumn

    I am delighted to have also sold another of my favourite paintings 'Breath of Autumn II' by auction this week to raise funds for Cancer research UK.

    01 December 2025
    Fire and Ice II

    Fire and Ice II

    Enjoying being transported back in my mind to the Spectacular Icelandic landscape this past week. There is some more 'fire and I ice' to come I think..... November is a great time to visit, but bit old of course!

    01 December 2025
    Selborne Success

    Selborne Success

    I am very pleased to have sold one of my favourite paintings 'Selborne Lavender Fields' at auction to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. It has been dispatched to a new home in Hampshire.

    01 December 2025
    Painting Auction Success

    Painting Auction Success

    I am very pleased that my large painting 'Titchfield Haven Marina II ' has recently sold at auction to raise funds for Cancer Research UK and is on its way to Dartmouth in Devon.

    28 November 2025
    Orion Nebula

    Orion Nebula

    I have an enduring fascination with Nebulae which provide endless inspiration for colourful and textual abstract paintings. My latest nebula themed painting is inspired by the spectacular Orion nebula. For nebula fans, the Orion Nebula is 1,344 light-years away in the constellation Orion, visible to the naked eye as a fuzzy patch below Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky and is a major star-forming region. Key features include the young Trapezium cluster of stars at its core and its immense size, spanning about 25 light-years...so there!

    16 November 2025
    Land of Fire and Ice

    Land of Fire and Ice

    I am enjoying creating a series of paintings inspired by our travels around the spectacular Southern Iceland in November last year. That time of year a degree of caution is required with a view to the weather when the temperatures are getting to minus 16 degrees with the wind chill factored in. We hired a four wheel drive SUV which was definitely required off of the main roads. At times during a snow storm the road had disappeared from view with only the marker poles at the edges visible. The land of fire and ice is spectacular and captivating but demands to be respected.

    14 November 2025
    Light into Dark Exhibition

    Light into Dark Exhibition

    I am very pleased to have had my painting 'Summer Remembered ' selected for exhibition as part of the Light into Dark' exhibition at the Gallery Grounds in Southampton. This exhibition spans a time of powerful symbolism: from the solemn reflection of Remembrance in November, to the warmth, wonder, and togetherness of Christmas and the turning of the year.

    25 October 2025
    Autumn once more

    Autumn once more

    It is that fabulous time of year again which has been created for painters.....

    24 September 2025
    Tones of Fall Exhibition. Gallery Grounds, Southampton

    Tones of Fall Exhibition. Gallery Grounds, Southampton

    I am very pleased to have my painting 'Breath of Autumn III' exhibited as part of the 'Tones of Fall 'exhibition at Gallery Grounds in Southampton. This exhibition focuses on the visual and emotional palette of autumn — its shifting colours, textures, and tones. The artworks have been selected to reflect the transformation of the season through colour, light, and atmosphere, as well as exploring its deeper themes: transition, quietness, memory, and natural beauty.

    18 September 2025
    September Sale

    September Sale

    I am offering a number of my recent paintings currently with a 10% reduction until the end of September. It includes my painting 'Vik', featuring the Víkurfjara black sand beach in Iceland with it's very dramatic and wild seascape (which has ben in the news lately... but sadly not for it's stunning seascape beauty).

    05 September 2025
    Relisting paintings

    Relisting paintings

    Have been spending a lot time in my studio lately re-photographing a number of works to comply with Artfinder's recent requirements regarding listing lately. This does have the benefit of forcing me take a closer look at reviewing the paintings and their quality and worth. I am thinking that I am preferring the earlier paintings with a looser style that I seem to have unconsciously moved away from....Possibly time to try to go back to this! Missing my previous stream of buyers from America..... probably due to Trumps tariffs I guess?

    03 September 2025