MIDNIGHTSKYS

ARTIST PROFILE : Paul Rumsby

Born 1962 in Norfolk, England, the son of a game keeper, Paul spent the long summers of his early years immersed in the countryside surrounding his home in the sleepy village of Worstead...

... After leaving school a lust for adventure and foreign climates drove him to travel extensively throughout Europe, the Near East and North Africa before returning to Norfolk in the late eighties.

He later became the third British person to complete the “Marathon Des Sables” a 150 mile endurance race across the South Moroccan Sahara. Experiencing the desert night skies during this adventure, “…seemingly on fire with stars” he recalls, rekindled a life long passion for astronomy.

The pieces he creates all have their origin in science. Transforming the data collected during an imaging session onto canvas, a process that can take many weeks, he hopes to bring the color and beauty of the universe into everyday lives in a completely unique way.

He currently lives in Norfolk with his partner Jenny, sharing his time between a full time career, sleepless nights at the scope and developing his art and other interests. He is also working towards a degree in planetary science and astronomy.