Paul R. Dean

Paul R. Dean Hello and welcome to my work as part of the site dedicated to promoting the Art of Marquetry. I was born July 31st, 1947 in Birkenhead (near Liverpool, just a few years after the Beatles), England. I attended local schools and the University of Liverpool. After working for a few years, I emigrated to South Africa. I lived there for 7 years, before I was transferred to Toronto in Canada. A year later, in 1979, I moved to Calgary, Alberta, where I have lived since. I have been interested in the arts since my school days, enjoying both drawing and painting. While I was at school I was introduced to Marquetry. Marquetry is the art of making pictures using different wood veeners. By cutting them into various shapes and gluing them to a backing board the finished picture is sanded and then polished. I found myself immediately attracted to the media because of the look, feel and smell of the different veeners. There are more than hundred different kinds of veeners available from countries all over the world.
Select any of the pictures to view a larger image. Please note that since the images have been digitized the colours will not be accurate. However, these renderings will give you an impression of what the image looks like in real life.
ASSINIBOINE Assiniboine Mountain in the Canadian Rockies 18 x 24, 1990	THE SKIER Skier at Sunshine Village, Banff National Park. 24 x 18, 1989	MOON OVER ROCK Rock Isle Lake, Sunshine Village, Banff National Park, Canada. 18 x 24, 1992
BIG HORN Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) 24 x 18, 1990	EMERALD LAKE Emerald Lake, BC, Canada. 18 x 24, 1996	MAN AND BABY DreamScape. 24 x 18, 1987
GIRL WITH ROSE DreamScape 18 x 24, 1988	HORSES DreamScape. 30 x 12, 1977	SAILBOAT IN SUN DreamScape. 12 x 24, 1989
	INSIDE DreamScape. 30 x 30, 1988