The Whole Picture

Paul Hamilton proves he’s more than just landscapes

By Garth Bishop

Paul Hamilton is looking to radically change the landscape of his artistic scope.

Hamilton is best known for his landscape paintings; the casual observer might not know he does anything else. But his horizons are far broader than that. The studio and workspace Hamilton keeps in a barn on his property in Granville are filled with paintings, sculptures and all manner of other artistic media that are largely unknown to audiences as a whole.

“The only way anyone would ever know is if they came out here,” he says.

Though he has always explored many different media as an artist, Hamilton’s landscapes caught on early in his career and quickly defined him in the artistic community. But now, thanks to an exhibition at Hammond Harkins Galleries titled Metaphors and Modernism, patrons finally have an opportunity to see the full extent of Hamilton’s artistic machinations.

“This is like an explosion in all different forms,” says Hamilton.

Hamilton grew up in Florida, but moved to Ohio permanently after graduating from