Rick Matear

"The natural world, its beauty and the interaction between people and the built form provide constant inspiration for me. Many of my paintings are from the coast or from travel. By painting I try to transport the viewer to that warm sunny day spent lying on the beach or playing in the surf with friends, that one remembers in a dreamy haze of fragmented colour and shape. My images are calm, and sensitive. Walking in long grasses, soft breezes gentle brushing past. This is also reflected in how I use a paint brush. Varies strokes on the canvas that unfold and tell a story that the viewer can enter.
The 2016 exhibition 'Water on the other side' was influenced by artists such as Margaret Olley, Edward Manet and David Hockney. The subjects come from near Point King Sorrento. Painting water, sky and objects at different times of the day”. — Rick Matear

Rick Matear was born in 1960
Graduating in 1981 at the Victorian College of the Arts
during which time he was awarded the Sara Levi Scholarship.
Rick has had a strong and successful career of painting for over 35 years.
One or two solo exhibitions each year in Melbourne, South Australia, Canberra
and Internationally, London.
He has completed residencies in Turtle Island, Venice, Grimaud and earlier this year Antibes.
Later this year Rick has been invited to exhibit in London, Zurich and the South of France
Rick is well known for his interpretations of the Mornington Peninsula and
his ability to capture reflection of light on water.

Graduating in 1981 at the Victorian College of the Arts
during which time he was awarded the Sara Levi Scholarship.

Exhibitions
Von Bibra Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne
Chapman Gallery, Canberra
Libby Edwards, Armadale, Melbourne
Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne
Hill-Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Catanachs, Melbourne
C3 Aboutsford Convent
Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza
Kinross House, Toorak
St Heliers Street Gallery
Sorrento Gallery
Metropolis Gallery, Geelong
Manyung Gallery Group

Australian Galleries

Individual exhibitions
One to two oneman exhibtions per year for the last 25 years at the above galleries.

Selected group exhibitions
Many group exhibitions at selected galleries.
Affordable Art Fair

Margaret Olley, Edward Manet and David Hockney.

water, beach, sky, calm, still life, sand