ABOUT P F BENNETT
Music Inspired Northern Art
L. S. Lowry, an Inspiration
“I originally studied Art & Design at Salford School of Art. I happened to notice an old man with snowy white hair in a Salford gallery one day, Mr. L. S. Lowry; I chatted to him for a while and got his autograph, that I still treasure.
After leaving college I took up a position in a Manchester advertising agency making the tea, working my way up through different agencies to becoming the studio manager or creative director, as they are called these days. Finally, I decided I should go out on my own as a illustrator/designer in the city and was lucky enough to be able to spend a lifetime drawing whilst people paid me for doing it – amazing!
Having a young family I also started to design children’s games for my own youngsters in the late 80’s and was able to convince games companies to publish 12 of them.”
Growing up in Manchester
Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, Paul then grew up in Gorse Hill, Stretford. Paul is inspired by his memories growing up around Greater Manchester including his love of football team Manchester United.
“The 1950’s were the days when United players would live in digs around Gorse Hill so it was common place to see them walking down the street or in the shops.
My Dad was friends with Tom Curry who was the United trainer pre-Munich. He invited my Dad to Old Trafford when he twisted his ankle, to go in the treatment room for a session on the heat ray lamp (state of the art stuff at the time). I went along and Tom took us for a tour of the place and I got to sit in Matt Busby’s leather chair!”
PF Bennett
Music Through The Eras
“Growing up in the 50’s & 60’s, music played a great part in my life. Now with those era’s music playing in my studio, I base most of my paintings on the songs of that period that I loved.
I try to do a visual still shot from these pop songs whilst remembering my days of growing up in the North of England!
Perhaps it was meeting old Mr. Lowry all those years back that has guided me to where I am today!”
The Guild of Motoring Artists
“In 1996, and being a petrol head, I started drawing cars for my own pleasure.”
Paul F Bennett was inducted into the prestigious Guild of Motoring Artists. He personalised thousands of his transport drawings as personalised prints for many reputable, luxury motor car companies and over 80,000 of their buyers to date.
An Artist of The Northern School
“In 2015 I went to see the three Cunard Queens sail up the Mersey. This inspired me to the extent to paint for the sheer love of it all over again as I had as a youngster.
This started a journey that has ended up with me becoming what I consider to be an artist of the Northern School.”