Paul Craven

Paul is a professional artist and illustrator. Formally chief artist for the Cavendish Town & City Collection of Christmas cards, and contributing around 250 designs [landscapes in oils] which, in the 1980’s and 90’s built up a series, covering nearly every major town and city in Britain. His work also featured in calendars, jigsaws and books. In the year 2000, his illustrations and photographs featured in ‘The Magic of the Munros’ by Irvine Butterfield, which was shortlisted for Best Illustrated Book of 1999, at the London Book of the Year Awards. [Up against ‘Harry Potter’ and Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography -but the winner was predictably, a book about the Millennium]. Paul has his own greeting card, print and jigsaw business.