Paul is a color-blind, self-taught artist whose lifelong love of creating began in kindergarten—ironically, at the very moment 
his color blindness was discovered. Unable to read the names on the crayon labels, he unintentionally filled his early drawings with purple skies and orange-brown grass. What might have seemed like a limitation instead opened the door to imagination, humor, and an unconventional view of the world that has shaped his art ever since. Born in Bridgeport, raised in Fairfield, Paul has been an Easton resident since 1978 and practiced  Oral Surgery in the local community for fifty years. Throughout those decades, art remained a constant source of joy. As a child, he was drawn to cartooning and even created his own version of Mad Magazine in grade school, much to the dismay of his teachers who caught it circulating 
around the classroom.

Aside from basic grade-school art classes, Paul’s only formal training came much later, in an Adult Continuing Education oil-painting class. The instructor - who happened to be a former patient -helped him navigate the challenges of color blindness with great kindness and humor. It was his wife, Maria, who suggested embracing black-and-white painting. Paul created many 
monochromatic pieces and displayed them in his office. One day, a patient encouraged him to exhibit his work at Framemakers Art Gallery in Black Rock. Several art pieces sold at the show, and from that moment, he was hooked.
Paul’s early artworks focused on nostalgic scenes from the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. He aspired to be the “Black-and-White Norman Rockwell,” and often hid a Labrador Retriever—sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle—somewhere in each painting. As his style evolved, he gradually experimented with touches of color, then splashes, and eventually full palettes, often adding humor or observations of human nature. Acrylics joined his toolbox as he expanded into sports figures, musicians, and even commissioned pet portraits, always aiming to include details that made each subject unmistakably unique. Despite his color blindness, he never let color intimidate him. Paul relies on a supportive circle of friends and fellow artists, the steady wisdom 
of his wife, and a color wheel that assures him of the results of color mixing—even when he can’t see them. Paul stated “Creating art continues to be one of the great joys of my life. I hope viewers enjoy this show at least half as much 
as I enjoyed bringing these pieces to life.”