Paul Pigram is a professional artist, tutor and author of  ‘Beginning Pastel’

​After leaving school, Paul intended to study for a BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree. He began by attending an Art & Graphic Design Foundation Course, however his talent was spotted at the age of 17 by a leading Advertising Agency in Manchester. This led him into the creative world of Advertising & Marketing at an early age.
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Paul is now a North Wales based artist, author and illustrator. He is the founder of ART North Wales, an associate partner of the Visual Artists Association and an ambassador of Unison Pastels. Paul is also the founder of the Conwy Arts Festival.

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In 2017 Paul was commissioned by a leading art publisher in the USA to produce a tutorial book ’Beginning Pastel’. The book has proved to be very successful selling well in the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, South Africa and Australia.