Paul Lipp

Paul Lipp is a Connecticut oil painter in the classic realist traditions. His paintings reflect his ‘camera trips’ throughout the small towns and boroughs of New England as he searches for the perfect subject to be painted. “I never know what I am going to paint,” he explained, “I am dictated to by the scene.” Nautical scenes composed of aging wooden boats reflecting their beauty in the still water of a quiet harbor or a lobsterman in a dory riding the waves toward home are favorites. His still life compositions are masterful and detailed with elements of trompe l’oeil in the water droplets on freshly washed vegetables arranged on a hand-hewn table.

Born in 1937 in West Haven, Connecticut, Paul Lipp was interested in theatre, cooking and art and loving art, he made a commitment to himself to pursue it. After three years in the Marine Corps, he graduated valedictorian of his class at the Paier School of Art in Hamden, CT. Given a scholarship for a fifth year of advanced illustration, Paier also immediately recruited the talented young student to become an assistant professor. Paul taught art for 18 years while pursuing his own fine art skills and accepting private commissions from such leading publications as Golf Digest and PGA magazine.

Paul Lipp has exhibited his work in major shows at the Connecticut Academy, Springfield Museum, Mystic Maritime Gallery, Quinipiac College, and the Lyme Art Association to name a few. He has received awards from the National Society of Illustrators, the Benedictine Fine Arts Competition and the Mount Carmel Art Association.

Corporate clients include Bunker Ramo, Combustion Engineering, W. R. Berkley, Great Northern Paper, Connecticut Distributors, Merrill Lynch, Conoco, Alberta Gas, Olin, IBM, Microdot, New England Dairies, American Tobacco, Exxon, Pfizer, Pitney Bowes, and Hummel Brothers.

Lipp’s oil paintings are in over five hundred private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Europe.

McBride Gallery is pleased to represent the work of this talented artist. Visit our web site at www.mcbridegallery.com to see examples of Paul Lipp’s recent work.