Matthew Summers Art

2012-02-01T16:21:00.003+13:00

I bought this painting in Hanoi under the influence of too many local beers. I absolutely love it though but cannot remember the artists name, it's hard to interpret the signature on the back. I also loved the frame so much that I lugged it around in pieces for three weeks. Big thanks to Sharon at 'Art Works' in Karori for fixing it back up again.

2012-01-28T10:29:00.002+13:00

Whilst in Vietnam I also bought three old copies of propaganda posters, two of which I have framed already. In shops in Hanoi there lots of different posters to choose from for as little as five dollars each.

2012-01-24T09:02:00.000+13:00

More Cambodia.....

2012-01-21T20:18:00.001+13:00

More Cambodia........

2012-01-16T16:16:00.001+13:00

Now Cambodia.................

2012-01-12T17:54:00.000+13:00

More Vietnam.........

2012-01-09T17:34:00.000+13:00

More Vietnam.......

2012-01-04T15:22:00.002+13:00

Just a few quick photos of Halong Bay in Vietnam, the weather hasn't been the best but it's amazing to see these huge silhouettes, then islands appear out of the mist. These photos don't come close to doing justice to how beautiful a place it was, very quiet and serene compared to the chaos of Hanoi.

2011-12-23T12:51:00.002+13:00

'Makara Estuary', Crayon on Paper, 2000.
I'm away for a bit now so the posts will be a bit infrequent for a while, though I will post travel pics when possible. Happy Holidays!!

2011-12-15T13:51:00.001+13:00

'Geirangerfjord, Norway#2', Oil on Board, 2011.
Six years after the first version I just felt like doing another, the photo here doesn't really do this any justice.

2011-12-13T06:03:00.000+13:00

'Makara Estuary', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-12-11T11:34:00.000+13:00

'Makara Estuary', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-12-04T11:00:00.000+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-11-30T22:55:00.000+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-11-25T21:24:00.001+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-11-20T09:17:00.000+13:00

Untitled, Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-11-17T20:32:00.000+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-11-14T20:19:00.001+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-11-12T09:53:00.000+13:00

Untitled, Oil on Paper, 1994.

2011-11-04T20:56:00.001+13:00

Untitled, Oil on Paper, 1994.
Another piece from my seventh form folio.

2011-10-31T20:55:00.002+13:00

Untitled, Oil on Paper, 1994.
Busy, busy, busy at school lately with folios due, here is an image from my seventh form board.

2011-10-22T08:48:00.002+13:00

The image 'The Lauterbrunnen Valley', at the bottom of this page, is featured in this great new book by Dick Frizzell. The book has images and commentary on artworks from a range of New Zealand artists and is available from most bookshops.

2011-10-20T09:04:00.002+13:00

'Reine, Norway', Oil on Board, 2011.
The photo doesn't do this one any favours and in case you're wondering, those are cod drying near the top.

2011-10-13T09:57:00.001+13:00

'The Ganges at Varanasi, India', Oil on Board, 2011.
The photo doesn't quite get the colour right of this one but you get the jist of it.

2011-10-09T15:39:00.000+13:00

'From Mt Solari, Capri', Crayon on Paper, 2004.

2011-10-06T19:39:00.000+13:00

'From Mt Solari, Capri', Crayon on Paper, 2004.

2011-10-02T19:32:00.001+13:00

'Wellington Towards Evans Bay', Watercolour and Pencil on Paper, 2002.

2011-09-29T16:47:00.000+13:00

Bone carving, haven't done one for a year or two, and this needs a polish.

2011-09-25T17:08:00.001+13:00

Not really art but I found this character out in the yard, his scales and patterns are quite striking though.

2011-09-22T17:32:00.000+12:00

'Land's End', Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

2011-09-19T17:30:00.000+12:00

'Land's End, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

2011-09-12T20:07:00.000+12:00

'Kynance Cove, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

2011-09-09T20:10:00.000+12:00

'Kynance Cove, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

2011-09-04T11:16:00.002+12:00

'Kynance Cove, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

This next set of drawings are from my first trip away when I first moved to the UK for five year stint, a road trip to Cornwall in the south west of England.

2011-08-30T22:13:00.000+12:00

'River at Sneem, Ireland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

2011-08-26T20:19:00.000+12:00

'Glendalogh, Ireland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

2011-08-23T22:21:00.000+12:00

'Pontylfni, Wales', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

2011-08-21T12:05:00.003+12:00

'Eastway, Wanganui',Oil on Board, 1998.
I met somebody recently who had this piece of mine from my last year of art school when I was first painting landscape. This piece was destined for the scrap heap and was born out of frustration with the process, until it was rescued by somebody who saw its potential. Photo courtesy of Fleur.

2011-08-17T16:29:00.002+12:00

Two more Japanese themed drawings from the 'Bored at Staff Meetings' series, both pen on paper from last year.

2011-08-13T10:14:00.001+12:00

Both 'Untitled', Pencil on Paper, circa 2010.
Two 'bored at staff meetings' drawings from a time when I was interested in Japanese art.

2011-08-07T09:46:00.002+12:00

'Untitled', Pencil and marker on Paper, circa 2009.
I have just found a folder of drawings done at school, most during tedious staff meetings which I will show over the next few posts. This piece though was an example to a junior class on making a comic strip with a subject matter that was relevant to them.

2011-07-29T09:41:00.000+12:00

'Little Vagator Beach, Goa, India', Oil on Board, 2011.

2011-07-27T08:11:00.001+12:00

'Killarney National Park, Ireland' Oil on Board, 2004.
Last photo of a photo, I can't find this anywhere yet was going to give it to someone as a gift!

2011-07-25T09:54:00.001+12:00

'Ullswater, Lake District', Oil on Board, circa 2005.
Another photo of a photo of a painting!

2011-07-22T10:07:00.000+12:00

'From Chapora Fort, Goa, India', Oil on Board, 2011.

2011-07-12T16:30:00.001+12:00

Three quick watercolour sketches of upcoming India oil paintings, I often do this if I want to get an idea of the palette I'll use.

2011-07-08T20:41:00.004+12:00

These images are taken of old photos (I have no scanner and they were taken on a very old film camera) from a trip I took to India in 2003. They show me half asleep at 6am on the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi, and the bottom picture is from Vagator Beach in Goa on the west coast. I've painted pictures of most places I've been to but India has kinda lingered in the background...........until the coming holidays.

2011-07-03T18:15:00.000+12:00

'Pingvellir, Iceland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

2011-06-30T22:54:00.000+12:00

'Gullfoss, Iceland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

2011-06-24T17:37:00.000+12:00

'From Mt Sinai, Egypt', Watercolour on Paper, 2004

2011-06-20T20:45:00.000+12:00

'Aswan, Egypt', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

2011-06-18T10:43:00.000+12:00

'The Nile Valley, Egypt', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

2011-06-14T22:10:00.001+12:00

'Mystery and Melancholy of a Supermarket Carpark', Mixed Media, 1996.
Art school folly.

2011-06-12T18:00:00.002+12:00

'Portrait of Monet', Acrylic Paint on Paper, 2002.

Found this from a few years ago, an impromptu exercise in not using naturalistic colours with a student.

2011-06-10T08:43:00.000+12:00

Three images of the opening night courtesy of Richard Hackney.

2011-05-31T21:55:00.002+12:00

A few snapshots of the 'Wall Candy' show going up at Suite gallery in Newtown. It opens tomorrow for two weeks with the opening on this Friday at 5pm. I have twenty one pieces in the show and the ones seen in these images are in the front room.

2011-05-23T17:44:00.002+12:00

I am having a show with Stephen Luther at Suite Gallery in Newtown. The show is open from Wednesday the 1st until the 11th of June but the opening function will be on the first Friday night, the 3rd. The work I'm showing is a selection of work from the last three years but there are a couple of older pieces there too.

2011-05-21T12:44:00.000+12:00

'Gemstone Bay, Coromandel', Watercolour on Paper, 2002.

2011-05-16T17:25:00.002+12:00

'West Coast Rocks', Watercolour on Paper, 2001.

2011-05-14T08:32:00.000+12:00

'Kuaotunu, Coromandel', Watercolour on Paper, 2002.

2011-05-10T22:04:00.001+12:00

'200th Post!!!!'
Two simple prints from the lino cut in my last post.

2011-05-07T12:19:00.001+12:00

This is a piece of lino which I am going to do a little printing with, the skull based on a drawing I did last year. I haven't done any printmaking since my first year of art school nearly sixteen years ago!

2011-04-30T12:16:00.000+12:00

'Three Volcanoes, Bali', Oil on Board, 2011.

2011-04-27T11:33:00.002+12:00

'Pen Pond, Richmond Park, London', and 'Land's End, Cornwall'.
I found photos of both of these today, older paintings (around 2004) for which I don't have digital images of, hence the photos of photos.

2011-04-24T12:43:00.001+12:00

'Sunset, Nusa Lembongan', Oil on Board, 2011.
Unhappy with this but I've had a pretty good run of late so I can't complain.

2011-04-17T07:49:00.000+12:00

'Milford Sound', Crayon on Paper, 2001.

2011-04-11T17:42:00.001+12:00

'Wanaka from MT Iron', Crayon on Paper, 2001.
Another(dark)image from the South Island sketchbook.

2011-04-08T19:22:00.002+12:00

'Rapahoe', Crayon on Paper, 2001, and exhibtion invitation for the 'Travels' show, 2002.
Another image from a sketchbook of West Coast drawings which became the painting on the invitation for my only solo show to date.

2011-04-03T07:24:00.002+12:00

'West Coast Rocks', Crayon on Paper, 2001.
An image from an old sketchbook and a road trip around the South Island nearly ten years ago.

2011-03-30T06:01:00.002+13:00

Not really sure if this qualifies as art but found this tiny wee fern growing out of my lawn, as I was going to mow it!

2011-03-27T09:51:00.000+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-03-24T20:16:00.000+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-03-19T13:21:00.001+13:00

'Ward Island from Mirimar Peninsula' Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-03-13T09:20:00.000+13:00

'Breaker Bay', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-03-10T20:57:00.000+13:00

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-03-04T21:03:00.000+13:00

'Worser Bay' Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-02-27T14:17:00.002+13:00

'F-14 Tomcat', Pencil and Pen on Paper, 1987.
I found this in an old book of stories today. Fuelled by repeated viewings of 'Top Gun', I would write and illustrate my own war stories to entertain my eleven year old self.

2011-02-23T17:39:00.000+13:00

'Ward Island from Eastbourne', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-02-20T20:53:00.000+13:00

'South Coast, Wellington', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-02-17T19:25:00.000+13:00

'Wellington Harbour from Eastbourne', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

2011-02-10T17:38:00.003+13:00

'Moutere Landscape', Toss Woollaston, Watercolour on Paper, 1947.
This wee gem is off to Dunbar Sloane Auctioneers tomorrow for their Fine Art Auction on the 13th of April. I have had it since February 2000, but it has rarely seen the light of day, but now it can brighten someone else's wall.

2011-02-08T19:27:00.000+13:00

'Bush Scene', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-02-05T19:59:00.000+13:00

'Bush Scene', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-01-27T10:13:00.000+13:00

'Nusa Lembongan, Bali', Oil on Board, 2011.

2011-01-24T10:37:00.000+13:00

'Bush Scene', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-01-22T09:18:00.000+13:00

'Sanur, Bali', Oil on Board, 2011.

2011-01-19T18:45:00.000+13:00

'Owl', Handmade from material scraps, 2011.

2011-01-09T21:18:00.001+13:00

'Bush Scene', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2011-01-05T17:15:00.000+13:00

'Lake Taupo', Oil on Board, 2011.

2011-01-01T08:11:00.000+13:00

'View from Makara', Oil on Board, 2010.

2010-12-28T16:01:00.002+13:00

'Bush Scene', Watercolour on paper, 2000.
During my first year of living in Wellington I was working very long hours and so didn't have much time for oil painting. Instead I kept busy with lots of little watercolours of the Wellington bush, small studies that would often only take a couple of minutes each, yet would be developed into oil paintings whenever I had any time off.

2010-12-26T20:47:00.000+13:00

'Kitty', Hand-sewn from material scraps, 2010.

2010-12-18T17:51:00.002+13:00

'Bunny', Hand-sewn from material scraps. 2010.

2010-12-15T09:54:00.000+13:00

'Virginia Lake, Wanganui', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2010-12-12T18:56:00.000+13:00

'Virginia Lake, Wanganui', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

2010-12-07T20:15:00.000+13:00

'Mljet, Croatia', Pencil on Paper, 2006.

2010-12-04T09:12:00.004+13:00

'Storm, Mljet, Croatia', Pencil on Paper and Oil on Board. Both 2006.
With all of these posts of drawings, I thought it would be nice to show how some of them evolved into paintings.

2010-11-30T15:24:00.000+13:00

'Korcula, Croatia', Pencil on paper, 2006.

2010-11-24T17:02:00.000+13:00

'Vierwaldstattersee, Switzerland', Pencil on Paper. 2005.

2010-11-20T08:26:00.000+13:00

'Brienzersee, Switzerland', Pencil on Paper, 2005.