Paul Healey

 

Paul Healey, Spring

SPRING (2012)
dry point, intaglio
edition 3/4 V.E.
3 x 2.5 in.
exhibition frame
edition 2/4 V.E. and 4/4 V.E. available unframed
$95

  



Paul Healey, Fredericton Evening, dry point

FREDERICTON EVENING (2012)
dry point, intaglio
edition 1/4 V.E. and 4/4 V.E. available unframed
3 x 5 in.
framed
$125

 

 

 

WHAT IS DRY POINT?
Dry point is an intaglio process, a variant of engraving, where the artist incises directly into the plate, which can be copper, acetate, zinc, or Plexiglas, with a hard point “needle” of sharp metal or diamond point. This “needle” tool distinguishes a dry point from an engraving where the artist uses a “burin” to incise into the plate.

WHAT IS INTAGLIO?
Intaglio is a collective name for the process of printing from an image incised directly into a plate. In the intaglio process, the entire plate is covered with colour (usually ink) and then wiped clean however the ink remains in the incisions. The plate is then pressed against paper with great pressure and the image is printed wherever the incisions have trapped the ink.


Paul Healey, Summer, drypoint, V.E.

SUMMER (2009)
dry point, intaglio
edition 1/10 V.E.
6 x 9 in.
exhibition frame
$115

 

Paul Healey, Spring Bees, monotype

SPRING BEES (2012)
monotype
edition 1/1
8 x 10.5 in.
exhibition frame
SOLD

 

 

Paul Healey was born in Toronto in 1964, and graduated from the Georgian College of Design and Visual Arts in Barrie, Ontario. Acceptance in the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design gave Paul his first taste of the east coast. He moved to New Brunswick in 1992 and became a professional artist, participating in both solo and juried group exhibitions and quickly garnering a following of devoted collectors both in Canada and abroad.

His trademark paintings are light filled interiors, ambient landscapes and sultry provocative figure studies painted in exquisitely subtle tonalities. His paintings invite the viewer into a world of repose and serenity, far from the bustling dynamics of modern life. Critics have described his work as reminiscent of a younger, more contemporary Joseph Plaskett.

He has also been described as a Renaissance man for our modern times, due to his intensive work ethic and the fact that his creative pursuits are not limited to the visual realm. His musical interests include the study of jazz, classical guitar and song writing. His literary pursuits include art criticism, drama and prose. In 1999, he was nominated for the Christina Sabat Award for Arts Criticism. He has also been a finalist in the New Brunswick Writers Federation Competition for non-fiction and, has had a play work-shopped by Theatre New Brunswick. In 2008, Paul's short story “The Wig” was a finalist for the CBC literary awards and in 2009 he won the Budge Wilson Short Story Prize in the 32nd Atlantic Writing Competition.