Matthew Draper: Illume, A Study of the British Isles
Past exhibition
Artworks
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Matthew Draper PSCrepuscular, From Rasaay to the Cullin HillsPastel on paper31 x 42.5 " -
Matthew Draper PSNocturne with a Pointed Light (Part VI)Pastel on paper32.5 x 58 "
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Matthew Draper PSEvening Squall Over ScalpayPastel on paper
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Matthew Draper PSFrom Oban to MullPastel on paper9 x 14 "
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Matthew Draper PSAglow, Kitchen Window Series, No. 68Pastel on paper11 x 19.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSDescending Rays, Kitchen Window Series No.85Pastel on paper14 x 19.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSNocturne with an Incoming Haze, Kitchen Window Series No. 88Pastel on paper7 x 16.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSIlluminate, Jurassic Coast Series, No. 3Pastel on paper24 x 36 "
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Matthew Draper PSEillian a Cheo, Part IICharcoal on paper19 x 20.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSEillian a Cheo, Part IIICharcoal on paper19 x 20.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSEillian a Cheo, Part IVCharcoal on paper9.5 x 21 "
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Matthew Draper PSIt's a Beautiful Morning, Kilchoan BayPastel on paper10 x 14 "
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Matthew Draper PSClearing, The Cullin RidgePastel on paper7 x 20 "
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Matthew Draper PSJust a Glimpse, From Rasaay to the Cuillin HillsPastel on paper35 x 60 "
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Matthew Draper PSLight and Air with a Hint of RainPastel on paper32.5 x 62 "
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Matthew Draper PSAmongst the Clouds, a View From Ben LediPastel on paper26 x 65.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSNearing the SummitPastel on paper19.5 x 53.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSPassing Cloud, The Descent of Ben LediPastel on paper15 x 56 "
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Matthew Draper PSA Sutherland Road TripCharcoal on paper10 x 16.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSRannoch MoorCharcoal on paper13 x 28.5 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PS, Rays and Rain, The Sound of Mull, Part II
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Matthew Draper PSRays and Rain, The View from Aardnamurchan, Part IVPastel on paper8.5 x 19.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSSun Beams, From Rasaay to the Cuillin HillsPastel on paper29.5 x 41.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSShimmer Blah BheinnPastel on paper22 x 49 "
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Matthew Draper PSSunrise with Rona and the Torridon MountainsChalk pastel on paper32 x 55 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSStreak, Crepuscular Rays Series No. 43Pastel on paper8 x 14.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSThe Morning Sky is Full of Light, Part XPastel on paper10 x 22.5 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSThe Morning Sky is Full of Light, Part XIPastel on paper10 x 22 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSThe Morning Sky is Full of Light, Part VIIIPastel on paper10 x 14 "
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Matthew Draper PSDay Break with Arthur's Seat, Kitchen Window Series No. 42Pastel on paper6 x 16.5 "
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Matthew Draper PSCloud Break, Crepuscular Rays Series No. 45Pastel on paper8 x 8 "
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Matthew Draper PSDusk, Jurassic Coast Series, No. 20Pastel on paper8 x 8 "
About
Known for his atmospheric and emotive imagery, Matthew Draper has exhibited widely throughout the UK, establishing himself as one of the preeminent contemporary artists working in the medium of chalk pastel.
Draper’s work is characterised by an intense and energetic immediacy. He operates instinctively, with a pronounced physical and emotional investment that radiates through the breathtaking drawings. His style, sensitive as it is with the impact of light on the landscapes, harks to the great 19th-century ‘Luminist’ painters, such as Casper Frederick and Frederic Church.
In this spectacular body of work, Draper criss-crosses all Great Britain, from the West Coast of Scotland to the farthest reaches of Cornwall. His ethereal renderings of waterspouts off the Jurassic Coast, sunbeams over the Cuillin Hills, and distant city lights ensconced in hazy dusk convey a quality of memory, of sentiment and experience rather than photographic precision.
