Paul Reid was born in Liverpool in 1951. He studied printmaking and ceramics at Chester College and taught art and design for many years in Secondary schools at home and abroad. Paul is now retired and lives in Reydon. He enjoys sketching the East Suffolk coastal landscape and its buildings and landmarks. In his recent work Paul has been using watercolour combined with pen and ink. His paintings express the diversity of the landscape combined with a vibrant use of colour and texture. Paul is a member of Southwold Art Circle, the East Anglian Plein Air Painters and the Reydon Open Studios Trail. He also plays in a local Ceilidh Band!