Paula Carnell

Paula has been painting since she was a small child. Inspired by her mother drawing her portrait as a toddler, Paula has recently mastered her painting on silk technique to incorporate her portraiture skills. Travels to Africa, Peru, New Mexico and Hawaii have inspired her painting and established Paula as one of the worlds leading silk artists. Painting on silk professionally for over 17 years, Paula has inspired many artists and has her original work in Private collections worldwide.
As a young ‘Prince´s Youth business Trust’ Business in 1989, Paula won many awards including a Gold medal for excellence, awarded to her by the HRH the Prince Of Wales.
During her career, Paula has published both her own and other artists’ work and owned her own art gallery, ‘Possi’, in Castle Cary Somerset, England between 1995 and 2003. Paula now paints from her studio, still in Castle Cary, Where she lives with her husband Greg and two sons. As a Reiki master, Paula appreciates the healing power of art and only paints her flowers or subjects from life.