An established painter since 1999, I use the “Old Masters”, my own life’s experiences, and the experiences of those close to me as my source of inspiration. My sole purpose when painting is to celebrate the form, color, and exquisite design we see around us every day and often take for granted. I strive to portray ordinary objects with an emotion and sensuality, rich richer-than life colors, a touch of elegance, and a provocative glow with inter-plays of light.

Working primarily in oils and in the manner of realism, I work to reflect a combination of layered symbolism sometimes adding a touch of subtle wit. My paintings involve simply staged contemporary subject matters with results that are thought-provoking yet peaceful to the eye and mind.
My work is a conduit for life’s joys, trials, and tribulations, and my paintings, more than words, reveal my responses to those experiences.

Paula Peacock is a still life oil painter living and working in Colorado. Her art has been described as “witty and skillful, a kind of magic that only a good realist can pull off”, (art critic, American Arts Quarterly) and “dynamic, traditional realism with a twist” (art critic, Boulder Daily Camera).

Paula has taught at the Manhattan School of Art in Boulder, CO,  Life Long Learning (continuing education program), and Colorado School of Fine Art, as well as workshops in CA and CO. Paula, has been a juror for local, regional, and national art exhibits. She is Art Director for ‘Soft Voices’, a drop-in center for adults with mental illness.

Her work can be found in numerous private collections throughout the United States as well as Italy, Brazil, Holland, Great Britain, Indonesia, and Canada.