Paul Trevillion

PAUL TREVILLION has devised and drawn thousands of sporting features since the early 1950's and, ovMovement' for his unique bring the personality of a subject to life. Eagle , Tiger and the Spurs supporters magazine, The Lilywhite , while still a school boy. In 1952, he met and sketched HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at an awards ceremony at Mansion House, which resulted in a letter from His Royal Highness in praise of the young artist being published in the national press, launching his career in...See more

PAUL TREVILLION has devised and drawn thousands of sporting features since the early 1950's and, ovMovement' for his unique bring the personality of a subject to life. Eagle , Tiger and the Spurs supporters magazine, The Lilywhite , while still a school boy. In 1952, he met and sketched HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at an awards ceremony at Mansion House, which resulted in a letter from His Royal Highness in praise of the young artist being published in the national press, launching his career in sporting art. In 1955 he met Sir Winston Churchill who signed a smiling portrait painting of the great war leader, which is still today the only signed smiling portrait of Churchill in existence. Paul then created the iconic refereeing feature 'You Are The Ref' which began in 1957 as 'Hey Ref !' in the Sunday People , and went on to appear in Shoot! magazine in the 1970's and 1980's and from 2006 in The Observer . In 1963 he revolutionised Roy of the Rovers with his 'Comic Art Realism' style and within weeks children were writing in for Roy Race's autograph convinced he was real! Thanks to 'Comic Art Realism' - Roy Race, a footballer who never existed, lived FOREVER! An acclaimed sports artist, author, inventor and motivator he has worked with the likes of Pelé, George Best, Paul Gascoigne, Gary Player, Lee Trevino and Sugar Ray Robinson... to name just a few. His work has appeared in major London exhibitions and at the FIFA Museum and the National Football Museum. A lifelong Spurs fan, one of Paul's first memories is being taken to see a cup tie between Spurs and Everton and in the process developing a childhood obsession with Dixie Dean. See less