ABOUT

I was born in Liverpool in 1961, and for nearly all of my life I have been making pictures.  For thirty years I was also a teacher of art.  During this time, I maintained my own practice as an artist, exhibiting and selling occasionally.  Now I am devoting myself more fully to painting.

 

Since 1997, I have continued to explore a form of lyrical abstraction using personal motifs.  My paintings are made in layers, often starting off with thin colour that builds to more opaque layers as the painting proceeds.  A variety of mark-making techniques are used to develop textures and other effects.  At times, paint may be removed to achieve or enhance a surface quality.  The result is that of one dimension viewed through another, or the interaction of different dimensions in a liminal space.  In more recent paintings, still-life elements appear, along with their abstract counterparts. . 

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My paintings are colourful and decorative, and are on a scale suited to the domestic interior.  

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If my paintings appeal to you, then please do contact me if you would like to make a purchase.  Alternatively, I welcome commissions and we can discuss how a painting might suit your particular interior.  Whilst I mostly work in oils, there are also works available in acrylic on paper.  I am happy to work on large and small-scale pieces.

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Feel free to contact me with any enquiries or questions.

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Martin Pearson

2024