Paul Kenton is a UK-based contemporary artist, acclaimed for his cityscape paintings which capture the unique energy of cities across the world. Paul’s paintings aim to transport the viewer, giving them a sense of the distinctive mood, pace and light of a scene, through layers of bold colour, dripped lines and gestural paint marks. His intuitive and energetic painting approach gives fluidity and life to otherwise rigid urban structures.
Predominantly working on aluminium, Paul’s paintings transform as they reflect the surrounding light, much like the architectural forms within the cities he paints. Paul is constantly exploring new ideas for paintings in his sketchbook, drawing not only from cityscapes, but also from his fascination with motorsport, the sea and pop culture. Paul currently exhibits his work in various galleries across the UK, and has recently exhibited in New York.
Paul’s available works are viewable by visting any of the Collections listed below. Alternatively, you can choose to view works in a more basic format using the following links:
Paul is very excited to introduce a new series of Limited Edition Print Collection Sets from his 365 Project.
A variety of themed sets are available that best encapsulate the different subject matter Paul is inspired by, from the bustling streets and iconic skylines of New York and London, to the breathtaking
Explore all Paul's available art in 3D virtual gallery experiences
There are now two new gallery experiences that allow you to move around three dimensional curated exhibition spaces, to see all the paintings and digital art that is currently available to purchase.
Unique 1/1 artwork listed for auction with KnownOrigin
Auction opens 21st November 2021. With exclusive physical perks & unlocks available to the winning bidder, this is an exciting opportunity to obtain this special piece.
Whilst primarily known for his London, New York and Paris cityscape art, Paul paints across a range of genres. You can view original paintings from all his collections below.
London
This collection of dynamic cityscapes and abstracts of the UK capital reflects Paul’s love of London’s urban landscape and skyline, one of the most recognisable in the world.
A frequent visitor to the New York streets, Paul is passionate about absorbing and drawing inspiration from this most dynamic of cities, hence reflected in this collection of original paintings and prints.
Paul finds endless inspiration in Paris, with cosy cafés at every corner, grand streets, and beautiful metro stations; not to mention the rich history of art and culture. These original paintings and prints capture Paris’ charming café scenes, street scenes and cityscape.
In Paul's latest collection, he explores the infinite possibilities of expanded colour palettes and motion using purely digital formats, minted on Blockchains as NFTs.
Whilst Paul is primarily known for his cityscape art of London, Paris and New York, his love of painting varied urban landscapes and skylines extends to all of the incredible cities the world has to offer.
The Landscape Collection portrays the ever-changing light, colour and emotion of nature. Like impressionist painters before him such as Monet, Paul's landscape paintings are painted with visible thick strokes and vibrant colour to create the illusion of the landscape and environment being in constant motion.
The finest cars and motors are presented in all their glory in these motorsports and classic car original paintings. A passionate motor enthusiast, Paul created his Motorsports Collection to celebrate the halcyon days of glamourous British and International motor racing.
Paul creates this striking collection of large-scale contemporary abstract paintings with bold gestural marks and vivid colour to achieve an illusion of depth, vigorous motion, and to ultimately express feeling.
A collection of dynamic seascapes and mountainscapes, reflecting Paul’s love of surfing & the ocean, as well as his appreciation of the majesty of mountain skylines.
Through fine layers of watercolour in combination with rich black ink, this new collection captures the powerful depth, unique atmosphere and mesmerising light of cities such as New York, Paris and Venice.
I am constantly looking for new opportunities and scenes to capture within my work, my head is bursting with ideas for paintings and there’s just not enough time in the day to paint them all. I don’t know exactly where my painting will take me next, but I do know that maybe the journey is more important than the final destination.
Thoughts on inspiration
Featured Works
Manhattan Glow
48cm x 60cm Giclée Reproduction on Museum Grade Paper, Limited Edition Print
