Paul Compton 'Regret Eater' - collected by Sophie the field revisited entered the permanent collection of

entered the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

He is among the country’s preeminent plein air artists

Image Size: 15 x 16 cm

from Patrick White to Elton John

Paul Compton 'Regret Eater' - collected by Sophie the field revisited entered the permanent collection ofPaul Compton is an illustrator, artist and print maker based in Melbourne. Featuring creatures real and imagined, Comptons work is often fantastical in nature, and through his work he blends aspects of realistic figuration with a sense of the absurd. Comptons creations are a testament to the artists ever present imagination. In his 2016 linocut Regret Eater, Compton explores the idea of interconnection. Against a black background, the imagined