Paul W Foley
Art & Inspiration
Art has always been a space for exploration and freedom in my life. I’ve spent years visiting galleries and experimenting with painting myself, drawn especially to abstract expressionism and the power of colour to evoke emotion. I find something deeply satisfying in the spontaneity of paint on canvas—where instinct guides more than intention. I’m particularly inspired by David Hockney’s landscape works from the USA, UK, and France, which capture light, scale, and a sense of place with such bold energy.
Snap of some of my creations to date
Without Fear 2023
Large 100cm x 150cm abstract acrylic painting uses strips from the FT and the slogan Without Fear Without Favour
Space in my Heart 2023
90 x 90 cm Big energy clips from the FT vibrant colors
Different Faces 2024
collage of photos of beautiful models with desperate picture of man with child in Gaza Two Worlds miles apart
PCH Hockney 2022
210 x 130 cm a Whopper to fit a wall in my house Using a different colour palette to the Master big impact up close
Troubles 2013
Big embarrassment in Ireland when we handed over control to the IMF in 2013 indicated to me that money is behind everything it started me...
Embryo 2016
My wife works as a acupuncturists specializing in Fertility she asked for a painting to help represent her work
Bright Spring 2012
100 x 50 cm Big colors to make a big impact abstract snap
England 2016
100 x 100 cm After Brexit nationalist feeling seemed to be breaking down resistance to normal life England was imploding
Spring Surprise 2021
Part 1 of a series of 3 90 x 90cm acrylic splash freely on canvas
Country Lane 2020
70 x 30 cm abstract acrylic painting of a country lane in Autumn give a free perspective feeling with no center to focus on.
US Mess 2024
70 x 30 Oil on canvas
Beach Brolly 2021
100 x 150cm Came across this large Hockney picture in Fitzwilliam in Cambridge couldn't resist using it in my office to remind me there...
Merging Nature
40 x 30 cm Mix medium on wooden panel emerging people into nature
No to Drugs 2026
120 x 180cm Banksy style painting This picture has about 14 failed other pictures underneath this final image
Scully 2019
90 x 90 cm Looking for something to hang over the fireplace tried to replicate a Sean Scully not quite the Magic but sits well in the house