A PAINTER is throwing open the doors of his Puddletown home to showcase his African and Dorset-inspired artwork.
Paul Matthews is inviting the public into his home to view his work, which was inspired by his travels to Okavango Delta in North Botswana and his previous visits to Kenya and Tanzania.
Mr Matthews became a professional painter in 2011 and in the summer of 2012, his work attracted acclaim when he was a finalist in the David Shepherd Foundation’s competition for Wildlife Artist of the Year.
His picture The Passenger, selected ahead of thousands of entries from all over the world, received the Public’s choice award at The Mall Galleries, London.
He also made the finals of the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year competition - receiving runner up in the Frozen Planet section with his polar bear portrait.
This was the fourth year Mr Matthews was shortlisted for the final of the BBC competition since its inception in 2008.
Mr Matthews' work can be viewed online, as well as at various galleries across Dorset. He also runs workshops and gives public demonstrations to art clubs.
The three-day open house event will take place from 10am to 5pm at 23 High Street, Puddletown on Friday, November 12 to Sunday, November 14 - with previews at 5pm to 7pm with refreshments.
www.lpaulmatthews.webador.co.uk
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