He is currently exploring the relationships between facial expressions and subtle emotions. He has earned a Degree in Fine Arts at Hillsborough College, in Tampa, Florida. Kicklighter's style has taken over 40 years to develop with brushstrokes of his own unique rendering. Using a soft color pallet without borderlines, Mr. Kicklighter's work has a sense of reality between his figures and backdrop all the while maintaining a soft edgy abstraction. Several of Paul Kicklighter's newest paintings will be on display.