'The Man Who Paints Football' book by Paul Town - Signed copy

Order your signed copy of  Paul's debut book which be released in early December 2024

In his thrilling canvases, the packed terraces are a sea of colour, family memories are being made, folklore writ large. This is the pageantry of football, the vision of a great artist, who researches meticulously but also releases his own powerful imagination to capture the authentic and definitive image, giving  tangible expression to the transcendent wonder of the occasion.

Sumptuously illustrated with over 100 works of art, the book is both a personal story and one for everyone who has fallen under the spell of the game and taken a team to heart. The sense of excitement and passion, hope and expectation shines out of each. Many feature night matches, the floodlights gilding fields of glory, under dramatically colourful skies.  

They draw on his intimate connection with the evolution of football over the past few decades. Few artists, if any, can boast such first-hand knowledge and deep understanding as his, even if they have stood on the terraces as he has, and lived their own club’s dreams and heartaches.

He fell in love at an early age not just with the game but with the artistry of it, the period architecture of the grounds, the poster-bright football strips, the scarves, the banners, the programmes. These continue to provide the vibrant palette for his artistry but early, deeper experiences clearly coloured his vision.