The prolific artist was one of the judges at the Sculpture on The Farm exhibition in Dungog, over the weekend and will now head to to Mudgee, this weekend, to exhibit his own works at the Sculptures In The Garden exhibition.

One of the flagship exhibitions in the state, this year Sculptures in the Garden will feature special guest Wendy Whiteley, the former wife of late artist Brett Whiteley.

“I’ve just finished three exhibitions and I’m just about to enter three more,” Paul said. “It never really stops.”

No stranger to plaudits and accolades, Paul was the recipient of the prestigious Lempriere scholarship for a senior artist in 2013 while his work Expanded Figure featured at Bondi’s famed Sculpture By The Sea,  He also won the Balnaves Prize at the same exhibition in 2011.

For Paul, though the process of creation is much like free-form jazz.

“All of my work is improvised – the work is discovered in the process,” he said.

He added that inspiration for one work can often continue through to subsequent pieces.

“It’s about the idea that if you come up with something interesting, that will often suggest other ideas in a similar vein – the sculptures grow out of each other. One thing begets another.”

One of the inspirations that has followed Paul through his life is a wanderlust and desire to meet like-minded creatives.

“Back when I was a student I hitch-hiked to Queensland to visit the great artist Ian Fairweather and  that kind of initiated a process of me connecting with important artists,” he said.

“I also studied at the Royal College of Art and was fortunate enough to meet the avant-garde players of the London art world at that time.”

With his passion for sculpture still burning bright, Paul  is showing no signs of slowing down,adding that at any one time he will work on multiple pieces.

“For me, my life is about going to the studio most days and picking up where I left off or revisiting finished pieces. It really is a lifelong process.”