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Arts and Entertainment | 18th July 2024
 

Copshaw artist Paula to display her “Wild Side”

 
 
Paula at work in her studio
 

Newcastleton Nurse is to retire to follow her passion ~ An E&L Feature by Gilly Fraser

Many of us dream of taking early retirement to follow a passion or childhood dream – for Copshaw’s Paula Rowan that has now become a reality.

After a 35-year-long career in Nursing, Paula has quit the day job to become a full-time Artist and is soon to stage her first solo exhibition.

As a child Paula would happily sit for hours drawing Disney cartoon characters or pictures of birds copied from books.

“When I think back to school, I remember the smells of the chalks and crayons in the Art class and it was such a relaxing space for me and even now when I sit down at the easel it can take me back to that time,” she says.

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