Geoffrey and Paul Stapleton turn their love of music into a collaboration of art Paul Stapleton and his uncle, Prospect artist Geoffrey Stapleton, are holding an exhibition at the National Wine Centre. GEOFFREY and Paul Stapleton first bonded over music, which soon turned to art. The uncle and nephew artists have been working together for more than five years and have launched their first joint exhibition at the National Wine Centre this month. "Paul and I would play music together and then we started building and painting tables," Geoffrey, 58, says. Now we're working together on paintings and sculptures and Paul is one of the biggest sellers at my gallery. We have a great creative relationship which grew from music in to art. The Nailsworth artist owns Prospect's The Geoffrey Stapleton Gallery. Geoffrey is well known along Prospect Rd for painting many of his artworks on the footpath in front of his gallery. Nephew Paul, 42, of Monarto, says his uncle has been very ­encouraging and helped shape him as an sculpture artist. "I've always loved making things with my hands and Geoff has been a big encouragement which has helped me grow," he says. I love working with metal and iron because you start off with a flat piece of material and bend and mould it to flow into a beautiful piece of artwork. It's been great to collaborate with Geoff on the exhibition. The pair's exhibition is based on the ocean, desert and nature. The exhibition will run at the National Wine Centre, Hackney Rd, Adelaide, until June 9. For more information visit thegeoffreystapletongallery.com