After a career in business and venture capital, and after time for reflection, Paul decided to pursue his long-time aspiration of fusing art and science. Although he originally had the idea in 1977, it wasn't until 1994 that he began in earnest.

The catalyst for moving forward occurred in early 1994 while visiting a Leonardo da Vinci museum show in Malmo, Sweden. The extensive exhibit, not only included some of Leonardo's notebooks, but also included drawings of machines and their life-sized, wooden replicas. From this inspiration and without a background in art, mechanical engineering, machine-shop operations, robotic design, real-time robotic programming, pneumatics, higher-levels of Lisp programming, artificial intelligence or artificial life, Paul pursued an ambitious, parallel track for gaining proficiency in all of these areas.

While studying art for many years and in the process of learning to paint, Paul attended classes and workshops taught by several nationally recognized artists. Included below are two of his own oil paintings (still life and sunset).

In addition to countless paintings on the walls, his studio includes a machine shop, an electrical engineering development area, a software development area, an extensive library of art and technical books, paint storage and canvas preparation areas, Dulcinea and a gallery for paintings and entertaining.

Paul hopes that eventually his "fusion of art and science" might serve as a metaphor and inspire others to follow their own Quixote dreams, including the fusion of their own ideas into something that challenges and excites them each day of their life.