Harry Matthews

It is in Poetry and Painting I find my métier.

My work reflects my travels and experiences. I seek to create images using my imagination. Colour is very important aspect to my work. I find that it is a hidden language: My art captures the real essence of colours and how they relate to us. My art aspires to give joy and inspiration to others. Looking at my painting is like entering another world.

My dynamic paintings are here created with oil paint and some collections are in watercolour. You will find various styles in my works, from bold strokes with a deep awareness of light, to more light hearted illustrations. I am capable of producing fantasy landscapes, re-imagined from representation, as well as delightful illustrations; each painting takes on a life and energy of its own.

My paintings have wonderful colours and unique scenes that inspire; an intriguing world of varying emotions...

Life and Nature is the Teacher of Art or vice versa

My artworks depict the natural and imaginative worlds, and in some instances illustrate my own poetry and writing. I create dynamic and intricate high-contrast paintings in oil or watercolour, of allegorical landscapes. My paintings are regularly exhibited and some are currently en...

M.A., Liverpool John Moore's University. 2017-

B.A. (Hons), University of Reading.

Watercolour Techniques & Watercolour Landscape, University of Wales.

Select Exhibitions

Bear Steps Art Gallery, Shrewsbury. April 30 - May 13, 2017. 'Travels in India: A Selection of Original Watercolours'.

Brantwood, The Severn Studio, Coniston, Lakes.November 2015-January 2016. 'Wabi-Sabi Paintings'.

Fletcher Moss Art Gallery,West Didsbury, Manchester. February-March 2013. 'The Art of the Invisible II'

Everyman Art Gallery, Chorlton, Manchester October 2012. 'The Art of the Invisible I'

Merzman, MerzShed II, Kurt Schwitters in the NW, ManchesterMarch-April 2011.