Illustrations

I began my art career at age 3 when I drew on the dining room wall with a permanent marker (which guests barely noticed if you moved the credenza over a foot). Weathering the criticism over that, I went on to developed a love of drawing, drew cartoons for the college and local papers, and illustrated for a number of children’s magazines.

Currently, I draw most of my art digitally on an iPad with an Apple Pencil and the Procreate app. I love Japanese art (and Italian Renaissance art, and the Impressionists…and the Pre-Rafaelites…) and finds sharks fascinating. You can see more of my art at https://mikepaulart.com.

Drawing is my passion. I draw every day if I can. I am inspired by Old Master drawings, ukiyo-e prints, cartoons, manga, and children’s books. I think it’s wrong for a piece of paper (real or digital) to stay blank for too long, so I try to fill them up with animals, portraits, historic figures, political cartoons, and playful scenes. Through my drawings, I hope to show the color, the light, the beauty of the world, to escape dullness and drudgery and create something memorable.

—Mike Paul 

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