After his arrest, Mr Soliman told police he planned the attack to take place after his daughter's high school graduation, according to the FBI.
"Sometimes it can improve my paintings very, very much, due to this distortion," he told the BBC in an interview in 2006. "I don't want my work to look like a camera took it. I want to give vent to the distortion as well as the emotion."His unique style earned him a loyal following, with collectors including David Bowie and Bryan Ferry. The paintings will be auctioned at Clevedon Salerooms.
Known for his textured, expressive oil paintings capturing Bristol's streets, docks, and daily life, Barrington Tabb devoted more than four decades to chronicling the spirit of the city.The artworks are being auctioned by BBC Antiques Roadshow expert and Senior Valuer at Clevedon Salerooms Chris Yeo."He loved Bristol and just adored the place," said Mr Yeo.
"He went around on foot recording these scenes, like Park Street and Christmas Steps, and they are just fantastic."They have a lot of character to them, a lot of personality, as he did himself."
One of the lots up for auction is an oil on board, titled on the back in felt tip pen 'Watershed with Arnolfini, City Docks, Bristol'.
Local artist and fellow Royal West of England Academy (RWA) member Linda Alvis, who knew him well, said: "I'd consider him as Bristol's Lowry, but a more blobby edition of it."St Barnabas CE Primary School in Jericho, Oxford, was recently adorned with colourful art reflecting its ethos and depicting life in the area.
The murals were painted by local artist Lisa Curtis, aka Lisa Made It, who has helped transformHead teacher Beccy Harris said the unveiling had taken place at "a great time" as it coincided with the school receiving an upgraded rating of
Ms Harris became the new headteacher 18 months ago and said that at the time the school had a Requires Improvement grade."That was simply because the work on the curriculum and the academic side of things had lagged behind," she said.