About
Hello
I’m Paul, a portrait artist with a passion for capturing faces in watercolour, pencil, and digital mediums.
Where did it all start? Apart from the usual drawing and painting at school I’ve got vivid memories of being around 10 years old and creating a football shirt template to design my own kits. I’d spend hours designing kits!
Many years later and after graduating with a Fine Art Degree I discovered a passion for producing portraiture after watching Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year. After sharing work online I would receive messages from people asking for prints or they would enquire about commissions. As these grew in number and I started to sell prints online I felt that I could generate an income from my art.
Stoke City
“The Club has collaborated with local artist Paul Clay on this exciting launch.”
Following on from the success of the #pottersmag artwork I was asked to create the promotional artwork for the 2020/21 kit launch. This was a body of work which was months in the making and had to be kept secret until the club were ready to launch. In July 2020 the artwork was revealed to the fans who loved the kit reveal and launch artwork.
Seeing my work on the side of the bet365 Stadium and club shop in Hanley was a proud moment and I’ll be forever thankful to Stoke City for the opportunity and believing in me to deliver the artwork for their kit launch.
To see photos and videos of the creative process you can follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. I enjoy new challenges, so why not get in touch with your idea? I’m always excited to hear about interesting collaborations.