Paul Wright

Profile:
Paul Wright is a Theatre, TV and Film stage set designer. He is also a published author of three non-fiction books and three novels – for sale through Amazon Books and good bookstores. His latest novel is ‘Beside Lake Como – Where there’s Love there are Lies.’
Following a period of study at Southport Art College, his first job was for a shop window display company in Liverpool. In 1963, as ‘Beatle-Mania’ was about to sweep the world Paul became involved in painting murals in many of the new clubs that were springing up all over the city. When The Beatles left the city demand for Paul’s work by the clubs diminished and he went to work as a scenic artist and later as a stage designer for the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre, and over the next sixteen years he worked for several theatre companies throughout the UK. In the early 1980s, he won the London West End Scenic Art award for ‘The Aspen Papers’ starring Vanessa Redgrave and Christopher Reeve and he designed the sets for ‘The Importance’ at the Ambassador Theatre. He then went into television and was part of the BBC design team responsible for the scenic design on the ‘Dr Who’ science fiction series as well as working in films for British television and cinema. During this period he also worked on many TV commercials and his experience in theatre, television and films led to him working on a multi-million pound ice-ballet spectacular for TV based on Tchaikowski’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ that was screened to a world wide audience.
In the mid 1980s, Paul started his own Art Studio in Surrey where he specialised in hand painted interiors for palaces, villas, private homes, hotels, and nightclubs. Paul’s work attracted the attention of important architects and interior designers in London and abroad and private clients such as Mohamed Al Fayed the owner of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge London. His Royal Highness the Sultan of Brunei. Mike Rutherford, lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis and Phil Collins of Genesis. The Sutton Place Arts Foundation, at one time the home of Paul Getty. Ratners Jewellers and Garrards Crown Jewellers. He also designed and painted many trade-show exhibition stands including for the World Wildlife Fund.
In 1991, Paul moved to Lake Como Italy with his wife Nicola, where he continues to write and paint from his studio base. Paul’s work has been featured in many art exhibitions and on two live programmes for Italian Television, plus dozens of periodicals and newspapers worldwide.