Absinthe, Bourbon, Vodka and Sake - and the Art of Paul Boultbee
Extraordinary theatre deserves extraordinary set decoration - and in Absinthe, Bourbon, Vodka and Sake, this includes extraordinary Art.
By Paul Boultbee
Paul Boultbee - Artist and Actor, but here - Artist!
After a career as a librarian at the College of the Bahamas and Red Deer College, Paul studied visual art at RDC and eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Thompson Rivers University in 2022. Paul has had solo exhibitions of his work in Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton, and Portland, OR. He has participated in group exhibitions in Alberta, Ontario, Connecticut, and South Korea. Paul’s work appears in private and corporate collections in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. Paul is also a an award-winning stage and film actor who has appeared on stage in Ontario, the Bahamas, and Alberta, and in a number of films, including Wait Time, Under the Acorn Tree, and Black and Blue.
The Artwork
Many of the paintings you will see on the set of Absinthe, Bourbon, Vodka and Sake are from several different series of work. The three Fragments paintings were created during the height/depth of the pandemic. The Matrix painting is from an earlier series; each piece was produced using a key card from the Matrix Hotel to push the paint around the canvas. Morrie was created to celebrate the 2008 Ignition Theatre season. Paul, who played Morrie in Tuesdays with Morrie, hid some of his lines from the script in the painting. Other work on the stage will include Flow, Affairs of the Arts, and two bronze sculptures.
It is important to point out that the original artwork you will see on the set of Absinthe, Bourbon, Vodka and Sake is for sale.
For more information about the artwork, you can contact Paul at [email protected]
After a career as a librarian at the College of the Bahamas and Red Deer College, Paul studied visual art at RDC and eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Thompson Rivers University in 2022. Paul has had solo exhibitions of his work in Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton, and Portland, OR. He has participated in group exhibitions in Alberta, Ontario, Connecticut, and South Korea. Paul’s work appears in private and corporate collections in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. Paul is also a an award-winning stage and film actor who has appeared on stage in Ontario, the Bahamas, and Alberta, and in a number of films, including Wait Time, Under the Acorn Tree, and Black and Blue.
The Artwork
Many of the paintings you will see on the set of Absinthe, Bourbon, Vodka and Sake are from several different series of work. The three Fragments paintings were created during the height/depth of the pandemic. The Matrix painting is from an earlier series; each piece was produced using a key card from the Matrix Hotel to push the paint around the canvas. Morrie was created to celebrate the 2008 Ignition Theatre season. Paul, who played Morrie in Tuesdays with Morrie, hid some of his lines from the script in the painting. Other work on the stage will include Flow, Affairs of the Arts, and two bronze sculptures.
It is important to point out that the original artwork you will see on the set of Absinthe, Bourbon, Vodka and Sake is for sale.
For more information about the artwork, you can contact Paul at [email protected]
