Barnes Open Studios – June 6-7

Dear all,

It’s exhibition time, and you are warmly invited to my studio in Barnes. This year I am taking part in the inaugural Barnes Artists Open studio, which will feature about 40 artists from SW13, and a huge variety of art. I have a large body of brand new work, much of it inspired by my garden – all FOR SALE. Please scroll down for a few samples. I also attach a map of Barnes showing the location of all the artists.

Sat 6 – Sun 7 June 2026
11am – 6pm
49 Lonsdale Road
London SW13 9JR

Please RSVP.

The Artist’s Voice: my first podcast interview

Dear all, it was my great pleasure, shortly before Christmas, to be interviewed by the wonderful Petra Sittig for her podcast ‘The Artist’s Voice’. Below is a link to the interview in which we talk about childhood inspiration, how (nearly) everyone is an artist, David Hockney’s love of rain falling in puddles – and many other topics. Petra is a consummate interviewer of painters, architects, sculptors, musicians – all kinds of creative people and I highly recommend her YouTube channel. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts.

My TV Debut (with Angelica Kauffman)

My first TV interview

Greetings all. Back in April I was contacted by RTS (Swiss national tv), who needed a contemporary portrait painter to do a demo and an interview on the occasion of the Angelica Kauffman exhibition at the Royal Academy. Here is a link to said interview: I appear about 1min 30 secs in.

https://www.rts.ch/info/culture/arts-visuels/2024/article/la-peintre-grisonne-angelica-kauffmann-exposee-a-la-royal-academy-of-arts-de-londres-28462678.html

Angelica Kauffman, (whose mother was Swiss), was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy. She was a very talented painter, and is perhaps not as well known as she ought to be. The exhibition at the RA is on until Sunday this week, 30 June. I do urge you to see it if you have the opportunity.

Here are a few of my favourite Angelica Kauffman images (though the photographs really don’t do her justice). Although she’s officially classed as a neoclassical painter, she loved Rembrandt and Titian, and you can see that in her work. I particularly like her very candid self-portraits, but she was also great at painting other people, like her friend Sir Joshua Reynolds (see below).

Lastly, if you’d like to discuss sitting for a portrait, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Richmond Open Studios 15th/16th June

Once again, I’m taking part in Richmond Open studios, which means I’m opening my house up to the public. You are all very warmly invited.
Details as follows:

15th & 16th June 2024
11am – 5pm
49 Lonsdale Road
London SW13 9JR

Please RSVP to paul@paulwuensche.com.

I have lots of new work: including paintings of Barnes/Hammersmith/the river, still life, and of course, Venice. Everything is for sale, and smaller works are quite affordable. Do come along with friends and family. Children and dogs also welcome.