b'colourful outlookWhats been your favourite painting, wallpapering or staining projectIf you could have dinner with any artist, designer or historical that you have completed to date and what did you like about it? figure from the past or present, who would it be and what might My exhibition Shape Up or Ship Out at the Tauranga Art Galleryyou talk about?covered one of the gallery spaces with bold painted graphicsI would have dinner with Keith Haring and talk about his New York inspired by maritime flags. I loved how transformative and electricexperience in the early 80s.the space became when surrounded by so much intense colour.If you could magically invent something that does not exist, what Are you a DIY perfectionist or do you leave it to the professionals?would it be and why?Im a DIY perfectionist, for sure. Theres nothing more satisfyingElectric planes for greener travel around our planet.than peeling off masking tape to reveal a perfect line.If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?Whats your favourite place to find inspiration for your murals? Super speed! To have the ability to take on multiple projects at once!My murals are generally abstract and consist of various shapes in bold flat colours. For me, its about finding a flow or feeling with the way theWhich colours do you predict will be key trends over the coming Paul Darragh shapes or colours interact and how they come together as a whole. months and will they affect the colours you use in your work?I think analogous earthy tones like Resene Japonica, Resene Wax www.bemodern.co.nz If you could go back in time and give a younger version of yourselfFlower and Resene Sebedee look great in interiors and provide one piece of advice, what would it be?such a warming palette. Ive often used these colours to add an Which are your current favourite Resene colours and what doTo have an understanding that life is one long continuum and toelement of surrealism in my work.you like about them? think more about the future. ReseneReseneGrenadierisoneofmyfavouritecolours.ItsaboldResene Sebedeeorange but dark and grounded with an earthy sensibility. ReseneIf you were to splurge on any one home renovation project orResene Wax FlowerHalf Resolution Blue is such an incredible hue and I love howdcor item right now, what would it be and why?Resene Half Grenadierelectric it is. Resene Candy Floss is great for representing redA Tahiti Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Im aResolution BlueResenebut without too much intensity. It has a pink side that softens it. big fan of these pieces and they inspire my art. Resene JaponicaCandy FlossReseneTurboReseneRed HotReseneTory BlueReseneResolution BlueReseneBlackleft: Pauls exhibition for the Tauranga Art Gallery, Shape Up or Ship Out (2023), features walls painted in Resene Black, Resene Resolution Blue, Resene Tory Blue, Resene Red Hot and Resene Turbo.blackwhitemag.com 75'