Stamp Works
Stamp Artwork
See History on the Canvas!
Stamp art has always been popular because it captures history, memory, and culture in every piece. Paul Seftel makes it special by going beyond postal impressions. Cancelled Culture and Post Truth take on a different meaning, where the medium is indeed the message, Using mineral-rich materials, pigments, and layering techniques, Seftel gives a luminous touch to his works rich with time and memory. This enables him to draw viewers’ attention to the beautiful colors of nature and to what lies beneath the earth’s surface.
Historical Mixed Media Art
Each painting is a tactile excavation:
- the past interwoven with the present
- surfaces shifting under light
- and obviously a perspective/ point of view!
Why Vintage Stamp Art is Considered Unique?
Many people adore vintage art as it holds history, nostalgia, and authenticity. These pieces capture the American Dream in its lost and found nature. Vintage art pieces often connect you with the past, eras gone by, personal memories, or cultural values. Paul Seftel added a modern touch to the vintage stamps in his art works, making them more edgy and Paul Seftel! Seftel knows how to preserve history while adding a uniquely contemporary touch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Seftel uses mostly vintage US stamps and works with natural minerals, including limestone, marble dust, copper, and mica to create lightnreactive surfaces.
These works combine multiple materials and textures, bridging past and present together while emphasizing the tactile and luminous qualities of the medium.
Yes, you can request a piece through the gallery’s online form or visit Seftel’s gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Absolutely. His time in New Mexico, New York, California and Colorado along with his childhood and student years in Londona dn Edinburgh
has deeply influenced his exploration, giving him a breadth of
knowledge, experience and perspective of time and culture.
Yes, some of his mineral-based paintings are designed to interact with light, creating shifting surfaces and subtle variations depending on the viewer’s perspective.