Matthew Collins: I Made Some More Paintings

Matthew Collins' landscape paintings are freely and organically constructed with an emphasis on colour and mark making. Collins loves the raw, natural, ever changing seascapes and often finds himself returning to them time and again. However, the way the painting is executed holds more value to Collins than the subject. Regardless of what or where he is painting, he believes the manner in which the paint is handled should be a novelty for the viewer in and of itself. The artist's use of exaggerated colours and several different painting methods is an attempt to achieve this end result. Collins' natural surroundings continue to inspire him.