'Musician on a Palette' One of a series painted in 1992
'Death of Kong' on canvas, painted as a recollection of how he felt when watching King Kong as a small boy. Notice the perspectives of the Empire State Building.
'Ronald and Reginald Kray' Inspired by David Bailey's photograph. Prints were sold via the Sun Newspaper to raise money as part of their campaign to get the Krays out of prison as they had served the 30 year sentence but were still incarcerated.
'The Last Archaeopteryx' The cut-outs were crucial, Paul was demonstrating the dynamics of thought. It was also his personal sacrifice in that he had to obliterate some of his own brushwork to achieve the triangles so it was almost a "conquest of painterly ego."
'Nigel Benn' Preliminary sketch on canvas, given to the boxer when the main portrait (seen here below) was finished.
Nigel Benn sitting in front of the painting when Paul had just delivered it. Nigel commented to Paul that he was the only person to have painted the scar on his forehead, all the other painters and photographers had smoothed it over. Nigel was proud of his scar so was pleased to see it. It has been remarked that Paul was the only painter who really captured the tones of black skin on canvas correctly.
Paul standing beside 'Death of Kong' in 1993, it was exhibited in the Colony Room, Soho. London, UK.
'Paul Lake' Self portrait 1996.
'Sir John Hurt', commissioned by Sir John early in Paul's career.
'Pregnant African Woman', in response to the famine reports. The triangles were transmuted to tear-drops as an expression of collective regrets.
'The Temporary Stay of a Smile'. The painting that Paul thought was his best. The cut-outs were a very painful process for him and he collapsed at the end of the work ad was hospitalised for several weeks.
'Welcum' When Paul considered the Milenium he felt the most important thing that had happened was for slavery to have been abolished. So this painting depicts a group of African Americans celebrating the end of their slavery.
'Woman with Triangles' Another huge work, 8' x 6' shown on breakfast time television interview with Ann Diamond, in April 1995.
'Dancer' Paul was endlessly fascinated by dance in all its forms.
