Graham Matthews Art - Paintings from my Fish Series and More

It’s been a while since I have shown any of my paintings at Artpromotivate. In this post, I thought I would display some of what I have been up to regarding my painting for 2013.

These are two past articles featuring my own art:

In Progress Paintings
New Oil Painting Series

That second article actually shows some in progress versions of some paintings displayed below.

There are certain themes I have been working on – the fishery, imagery of Newfoundland, and also often underlying psychological elements in each artwork.

Please let me know what you think in the comments below this post. Thanks!

 

Big Catch

Big Catch – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” - 2013

Big Catch originated from two separate source photographs of my own. The image on the left of the man holding the huge cod was photographed during the food fishery in Newfoundland, this past summer. Cod were very plentiful this summer and many of them were very large! The 3 boats came from a separate photograph taken two years ago during the same yearly cod fishery.

Capelin in a Fishtub

Capelin in a Fish Tub – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” – 2013

A client wanted a painting identical to my larger painting Capelin Run. Since I dislike the idea of creating exact copies, I mentioned that I would create something similar - using the same palette, composition and subject. I also wanted to create something unique which stands on its own.

 

Fish Entangled

 Fish Entangled – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” - 2013

 

Fish Eyes

 Fish Eyes – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” – 2013

 

Fish Monument

Fish Monument – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” – 2013

I think of the imagery in this painting as a monument to the failed fishery of Newfoundland. Fish stocks are depleted and many fish-plants are closed.

 

Mackerel

Mackerel – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” - 2013

 

Pan of Cod (unfinished)

Pan of Cod – Oil on canvas – 11 x 14” - 2013

Cod in a fish pan during the food fishery this summer.

 

Dance of the Humpback

Dance of the Humpback – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” - 2013

Multiple humpbacks surface and synchronize in a dance.

 

Flight of the Seagull

Flight of the Seagull – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” - 2013

A flock of seagulls fly above the ocean, all flying indifferent directions.

 

Magnificence

Magnificence – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” - 2013

Symbolizing the magnificence and power of the moose, with its antlers spreading upward.

 

Deliverance

Deliverence – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” – 2013

 

Liberate

Liberate – Oil on canvas – 16 x 20” - 2013

 

Incandescence

Incandescence – Oil on canvas – 12 x 16” - 2013

 

Place of Serenity

Place of Serenity – Oil on canvas – 11 x 14” - 2013

 

Melting Away

Melting Away – Oil on canvas – 11 x 14” – 2013

 

I hope you enjoyed my new paintings. I really appreciate you viewing them! I love how my art has progressed so far this year, and am excited to see where it goes in 2014!

If you would like to see more paintings by Graham Matthews, please visit my Facebook art page and website – Graham Matthews Art. Thank-you!