Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
$2,500
Oil on panel
24" x 18"
$2,800
Oil on panel
18" x 24"
$3,000
Oil on panel
16" x 12"
$1,700
Oil on panel
9" x 12"
$1,200
"This is a dinghy that rests below a pier that is below the 'Old Boat House.' I had to work fast as the tide changes quickly. By the time I was finishing the painting the boat was about five feet higher and you could no longer see the rocks under the pier behind it. I enjoyed the different textures of the scene: the wooden boat and pilings, the dry rocks and the wet, moss-covered rocks and the reflection in the water."
Oil on panel
12" x 16"
$1,700
Oil on panel
20" x 16"
SOLD
Oil on panel
24" x 24"
$3,900
Oil on panel
24" x 18"
$3,000
"In this painting, I wanted to capture the soft diffused light coming through these large windows and the way it falls on the model's hair and skin. I enjoyed painting the dark robe and how it contrasts with her light coloring. This is a painting of a woman but it is also about the intimacy of the indoor space compared to the vast open space outside the window, and the way she is illuminated by the ambient light from outdoors."
Oil on board
30" x 24"
$4,400
Oil on panel
24" x 18"
$3,200
Oil on canvas
20" x 16"
SOLD
Oil on canvas
30" x 40"
$6,000
Oil on panel
18" x 24"
$3,200
Oil on canvas
24" x 18"
$3,000
Oil on panel
12" x 12"
$1500
Oil on panel
12" x 12"
SOLD
oil on panel
24" x 18"
SOLD
oil on canvas
38" x 46"
$8000
oil on panel
30" x 24"
$4000
oil on panel
16" x 16"
SOLD
oil on panel
20" x 16"
SOLD
oil on canvas
48" x 48"
SOLD
oil on panel
20" x 16"
$2200
oil on panel
24" x 24"
$3,600
oil on panel
24" x 18"
$2800
oil on panel
12" x 12"
SOLD
Paul Schulenburg
After receiving a gold medal from the National Scholastic Art Awards in 1975, Paul attended Boston University School of Fine Arts. Contrary to the trends of that time, Boston University provided an educational foundation that emphasized the fundamentals of classical art training: anatomy and form, color, composition and draftsmanship. His professors included Joseph Ablow, David Aronson, and John Wilson. He received his BFA degree in painting in 1979. In the 1980's and '90's Paul created artwork for publication. His work has won many awards and has appeared and been published worldwide. In 1993, Paul was commissioned by the Isabella Stewart Gardiner Museum to create a portrait of Elliot Forbes, a museum trustee.
The Cape Museum of Fine Art in Dennis Massachusetts featured a solo exhibit of Paul's figurative work December 2002- January 2003. Paul was the winner of the Kahlil Gibran Award for Artistic Excellence in the Fall Members Juried Show of 2003, at the Copley Society Boston. He was awarded a one month residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown MA, by the Copley Society of Boston in 2004.
Paul had a solo show at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis Massachusetts in January of 2006. He was awarded First Place at the Patron's Choice Show at the Copley Society of Art in 2006
Drawn to a life near the ocean and the imagery of coastal New England, Paul lived for several years on Cape Cod. After frequent trips to Maine's mid-coast region, Paul moved to Tenants Harbor in 2003-2004. He has since moved back to the outer Cape but continues to return to Maine to find solace and inspiration.
Artist's Statement
"I am attracted to Maine's rugged enduring qualities. While so much of the country is changing into suburban development and endless sprawl, it's wonderful to know that I can return to that beautiful rocky coastline that does not erode over time. I'm interested in color and contrast and the the elusive quality of light. I also try and capture a way of life that at first glance seems timeless and enduring, but in reality might be slowly disappearing, whether I'm painting a lobsterman, a neighborhood coffee shop, a public pay phone or a coastal vista."