About
HavenPaul Eldridge
When not traveling, painting, drawing, or photographing, Paul resides, not-so-quietly, in Appleton, WI with his incredibly understanding partner, observing the amazing inspirations that surround each of us every day.
Born in Flagstaff, AZ, I originally went to school for computer programming. All too quickly, I learned that the creative mind languishes when sequestered in a cubicle eight hours a day.
Soon thereafter, I went on to a new career as a Stylist and Make-Up Artist. I found myself in Lake Tahoe for a summer and, on a whim with my best friend, we wandered off to Wisconsin. I loved it so much, I made it my home and spent the next 25 years styling the Fox Valley.
Instinctively peripatetic, I am inspired by nature, and can often get lost in photo jaunts photographing wildlife, landscapes, plants, and insects. My favorites being birds, bees, and flowers! While I have always been a photographer and graphite artist, it is relatively recently that the worlds of colored pencils and watercolors have given me new freedom of expression.
Along with my partner, I am a full-time traveler, roving extensively throughout North America & Mexico, and love traversing the ocean via cruise liners.
~There’s little photo fodder for a flora and fauna photographer afloat, but an artist with the tools of his trade can create anywhere!~
You’ll notice that many of my subjects are not local and are inspirations from my travels home and abroad. I hope to inspire others to travel, explore their world, and discover the many gems this all too short life has to offer.
I hope to inspire others to travel,
explore their world,
and discover the many gems this all-to-short life has to offer.
~HavenPaul
Skills
Having gone to school for computer programming, I am mostly self-taught in my mediums.
I use photography, colored pencils, and watercolor to express myself in my art. My subjects are usually found in nature, but more recently, I have started watercolor portraiture.
Education
Aside from some computer sciences and horticulture, I didn’t finish formal college.
I have taken the odd tutorial or intro class here and there. Including a course in watercolors, and a very remedial photo class.
Mostly, I am self-taught.
Awards
List coming soon
Tools
These are some of the tools I use.