Paul Tumey Paintings and Drawings

Artist Biography and Statment


The River Saint | June, 2006 | Acrylic on white laminate door, 5 feet x 3 feet - Artist's collection)



Sketch for The River Saint (see above)



Love Like A Sheet In The Wind | Jan 2007 | Acrylic on canvas


New Roads | In memory of my father, Ronald Tumey (1943 - 2006) | Acrylic on Canvas


Amazonian Shaman | June 2007 | Acrylic and Ink Pen on Canvas


Houdini Could Not Be Shackled | May 2007 | Acrylic on cardboard


Tlingit Tequedi Shaman (Artist's sketchbook, Jan 2007)


The Reverend Gary Davis | 2005 | Felt tip pen on paper


Howlin Wolf Said He's Going Down Slow | by Paul and Reid Tumey | July 2005 | Acrylic painting over old landscape print found at a thrift store


Greg Brown | Summer 2005 | Acrylic on cardboard


Susan Sings | June 2007 | Sketch of Susan Moore from Artist's notebook


Partners | March 2006 | Acrylic on cardboard | a portrait of Johnny Cash and June Carter


Lightnin Hopkins | Winter 1990 | Acrylic on canvas


Don't Dog Me | October 2006 | Acrylic on cardboard | a portrait of Texas bluesman Lightnin Hopkins


It's A Shame You Know | November 2006 | Acrylic on cardboard | a portrait of Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside


My Heart Is A Volcano | Summer 2004 | Acrylic on canvas



Self Portrait (May, 2006, from artist's sketchbook, drawn in 68 seconds)




Portrait of Paul by 4-year old son Reid ( 2004 | MagnaDoodle tablet)




Portrait of Paul on 43rd birthday by 5-year old son Reid (2005 | MagnaDoodle tablet)



"Wouldn't it be wonderful if she looked at an ocean/and saw fifty ways to make love" (August 2006, from artist's sketchbook)



Kind of Blue (2005, Acrylic on canvas, 16" x 18" - sold at auction)


Inbetween Extremes (2003, Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 18" - private collection)


Miles and Molly (July 2006, from artist's sketchbook)


Mom 1978 (1978, Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 24"- private collection)


Ernest Hemmingway / Dad 1978 (1978, Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 14" - private collection)


Underworld Walker | 1980 | Acrylic on canvas


Hero | 1980 | Acrylic on Canvas


Kind of Blue (1979, Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 14" - sold at auction)


Marie Triptych (2004, Acrylic on Cardboard, 39" x 52" - Lisa Torrence Collection)


Water Fantasy (2004, Acrylic, paper machie, and found objects on canvas, 36" x 24" - sold at auction)


Superdog (July 2006 | Collaboration with 6-year old son | Acrylic on cardboard, 24" x 18")



Mollydog (May 2006, from a lost sketchbook)


Pauldog (May,2006)


The Quiet Changes of Flowers (July 2006, Acrylic on wooden dresser | Terry Mac Collection)


The Seed Is The Flower (2003, Acrylic on canvas, 28" x 14" | Terry Mac Collection)



Your Power Is In The Underworld (2005, Acyrlic on canvas, 18" x 16" - Artist's Collection)


Detail from Your Power Is In The Underworld


Detail from Your Power Is In The Underworld


Detail from Your Power Is In The Underworld