Artists Detail - Laura Matthews - www.thestudiogallery.com.au

Laura Matthews

Laura Matthews
Laura paints because she believes it to be an atavistic pursuit which transcends the transience and vagaries of fashion.That is not to say that she would dismiss the notion of reinvention, quite the opposite in fact.
For her the development of a painting language is ongoing and is the essence of her work. It demands changes in subject, innovation in materials and constant exploration of the mark making process. It’s all about “the perfect picture”, an image and a surface which lurks in the back of her mind but has not yet been realised. She inches towards the goal, backwards sometimes forwards, her progress isn’t necessarily linear, but she can occasionally see glimpses, a moment in a work not necessarily her most recent, which nudges her forward, a little closer.
Laura has, after all, 25 years worth of material to edit and review to orchestrate and resolve from student pictures at The Slade to works created in her Sydney studio last week.
Featured Piece
Laura Matthews Remembering the Light

Remembering the Light
- Oil on Canvas
132 x 132 cm


Laura Matthews Remembering the Light
Remembering the Light
Oil on Canvas  
132 x 132 cm
Laura Matthews Violet Blaze
Violet Blaze
Oil on Canvas  
130 x 130 cm
Laura Matthews Study 4
Study 4
Oil on Canvas  
50 x 50 cm
Laura Matthews Yallingup 1
Yallingup 1
Oil on Canvas  
53 x 53 cm
Laura Matthews Yallingup 2
Yallingup 2
Oil on Canvas  
53 x 53 cm
Laura Matthews Aqua Walk
Aqua Walk
Oil on Canvas  
130 x 130 cm
 
Laura Matthews Ariel Blue
Ariel Blue
 
122 x 122 cm
 
Laura Matthews Balance
Balance
Oil on Canvas  
152 x 152 cm
 
Laura Matthews Beach Walk
Beach Walk
Oil on Canvas  
107 x 107 cm
 
Laura Matthews Contemplating the Depths
Contemplating the Depths
Oil on Canvas  
137 x 137 cm
 
Laura Matthews Cyan Sky
Cyan Sky
Oil on Canvas  
130 x 130 cm
 
Laura Matthews Embrace
Embrace
Oil on Canvas  
137 x 137 cm
 
Laura Matthews Family
Family
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Filtered
Filtered
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Hold
Hold
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Idyll
Idyll 2
Oil and Pen on Canvas  
150 x 180 cm
 
Laura Matthews In the Name of Progress they Stole my View
In the Name of Progress they Stole my View
Oil and spray paint on canvas  
150 x 150 cm
 
Laura Matthews Lagoon
Lagoon
Oil on Canvas  
132 x 132 cm
 
Laura Matthews Leap
Leap
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Lying Low
Lying Low
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Moments
Moments
Oil on Canvas  
137 x 137 cm
 
Laura Matthews On a Mission
On a Mission
Oil on Canvas  
122 x 122 cm
 
Laura Matthews Remains of the Day
Remains of the Day
Oil on Canvas  
137 x 137 cm
 
Laura Matthews Secret Garden 12
Secret Garden 10
Oil and spray on canvas  
150 x 150 cm
 
Laura Matthews Secret Garden 2
Secret Garden 2
Oil and spray on canvas  
120 x 120 cm
 
Laura Matthews Secret Garden 4
Secret Garden 4
Oil and spray on canvas  
100 x 150 cm
 
Laura Matthews Secret Garden 5
Secret Garden 5
Oil and spray paint on canvas  
100 x 150 cm
 
Laura Matthews Serenity
Serenity
Oil on Canvas  
107 x 107 cm
 
Laura Matthews Steps
Steps
Oil on Canvas  
122 x 122 cm
 
Laura Matthews Study 1
Study 1
Oil on Canvas  
50 x 50 cm
 
Laura Matthews Study 2
Study 2
Oil on Canvas  
50 x 50 cm
 
Laura Matthews Study 3
Study 3
Oil on Canvas  
50 x 50 cm
 
Laura Matthews Sundown
Sundown
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Sweep
Sweep
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Sylkie
Sylkie
Oil on Canvas  
130 x 130 cm
 
Laura Matthews Tangerine Sea
Tangerine Sea
Oil on Canvas  
152 x 152 cm
 
Laura Matthews The Ocean Calls
The Ocean Calls
Oil on Canvas  
120 x 120 cm
 
Laura Matthews Day Break
Til the Sun Breaks Dawn 2
Oil on Canvas  
180 x 200 cm
 
Laura Matthews Turquoise Salt
Turquoise Salt
Oil on Canvas  
130 x 130 cm
 
Laura Matthews Umbrella Day
Umbrella Day
Oil on Canvas  
100 x 200 cm
 
Laura Matthews Violet Sundown
Violet Sundown
Oil on Canvas  
152 x 152 cm
 
Laura Matthews Water Baby
Water Baby
Oil on Canvas  
120 x 120 cm
 
Laura Matthews Water to Cloud
Water to Cloud
Oil and spray paint on canvas  
160 x 150 cm
 
Laura Matthews Whitewater Sylph
Whitewater Sylph
Oil on Canvas  
130 x 130 cm
 
Laura Matthews Winters Swirl
Winters Swirl
Oil on Canvas  
102 x 102 cm
 
Laura Matthews Yallingup
Yallingup
Oil on Canvas  
53 x 53 cm
 
Laura Matthews Yallingup 3
Yallingup 3
Oil on Canvas  
53 x 53 cm
 
Laura Matthews Yallingup 4
Yallingup 4
Oil on Canvas  
53 x 53 cm
 
 NEXT >