Terry Romero Paul is a Southern California native.  She grew up loving the sunlight and luminous colors that are unique to the Los Angeles Landscape. She enjoys bringing that bright palette to her plein air landscapes, still life and figurative oil paintings. She paints locally as well as from her travels to places like Italy. She likes to add organic items like fruits and flowers to her paintings to show the transitory nature of all things. Terry’s work is representational with an impressionistic feel.

“I am currently working on a series of contemporary images painted in an impressionistic style. The subject is a baker’s dozen donuts (see Little Bite for an example). Each oil painting measures 36x36. The paintings are fun and colorful but they represent more than just ‘sweet confections.’ The circle is a symbol of eternity and each donut has a single bite taken from different sections. This is like a clock’s hands showing the passing of time. Two years ago I had a health problem that made me rethink my life and the time we all have on this earth. The experience brought me a personal spiritual insight. I hope to bring that insight and a sense of joy to the viewer with this series.”

From a young age Terry loved to draw and create fashions. She thought she would be a clothing designer, but once she discovered painting she knew that she had to express herself through color. A quote from Vincent Van Gogh, “The only time I feel alive is when I am painting.” comes close to how Terry feels. She is constantly striving to find just the right value and hue to capture the loveliness that she sees in everyday life. She draws from her spiritual feelings about beauty and love to bring warmth, happiness and also a bit of whimsy to her viewers. It is very important to her to share a special moment in time that has touched her: she hopes it touches you as well. Painting is like air and food for her. It is a basic requirement of her life.

Terry received her art degree from California State University of Northridge. She studied background painting for animation and fine arts at the Associates in Art School, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Arts, and Chouinard School of Fine Arts. She has worked as an illustrator, background painter and muralist.

Terry is an award-winning artist and has participated in many juried exhibitions and group shows. She is an exhibiting member of the Valley Artists Guild, The San Fernando Valley Art Club, Women’s Painters West, the California Art Club and the Oil Painters of America.

Email her at romeropaul@aol.com