Paul McIntyre was born in Melbourne and lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. He studied graphic design and advertising at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and worked as a sculptor for ten years in wire, steel, and timber, before extending his artistic mediums to pursue a painting career in 2011. Since then, he has had select group and solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney

“I’m never really sure what I’m trying to achieve in painting until I see it. Perhaps I’m ambitiously trying to recreate the feeling of discovering a beautiful beach, forest, rock pool, desert or seabed for the first time. So, I create a new, colourful, slightly surreal, slightly dreamy version of the real world to discover. When I stand back and look at my paintings I feel like I can transport myself into the world that I have created. I can look around the world within the painting and feel relaxed, calm, not rushed.” – Paul McIntyre

Shaped by the Elements – Landscape paintings by Paul McIntyre

Beaches and dunes shift with waves and tides.
Coastal trees arch and bend from countless years of southerly winds.
Flora clings defiantly to steep and rocky terrain.
Colours change with the seasons.

Paul McIntyre is an artist based on the Mornington Peninsula. Working in oils his paintings express a deep gratitude for the complexity and diversity of landscapes found throughout Australia.

This collection takes inspiration from locations close to his home in Victoria and further afield in Tasmania and South Australia. Whilst the locations that have been chosen to paint are important, of equal importance is the variety of weather conditions and light levels chosen to depict. Paul is interested in how these variations create an atmosphere or mood; which is engaging, and can evoke an emotional response.

Crisp morning light.
The golden haze of late afternoon.
Shafts of light through storm clouds.
Reflections on the water.
Foggy evening light.
A full moon.

Each type of light condition presents a different challenge to paint and also provides a different opportunity for expression. This body of work conveys an appreciation for nature and the elements that shape it. By immersing ourselves in the natural world we become inspired and ultimately shaped by its beauty, power, and intricacies.

b. 1973 Melbourne

Education

Bachelor of Arts, RMIT Melbourne
Studied under Cheryl Moffitt, John Archer, Ngaire Johansen

Exhibitions

2023 Solo Exhibition Shaped by the Elements, Art2Muse Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2022 Solo Exhibition Sense of Place, Art2Muse Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2021 Solo Exhibition Light and Shade –  A collection of landscape paintings, Art2Muse Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2020 Solo Exhibition Light Through the Trees, Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2018 Solo Exhibition Utopia, Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2017 Group exhibition, Art Red Hill, Red Hill
2017 Solo exhibition, Manyung gallery, Malvern
2017 Solo exhibition, Manyung gallery, Mt Eliza
2016 Group exhibition, Bayside art show, Sandringham yacht club
2016 Group exhibition, Derinya art show, Frankston South
2016 Group exhibition, Campberwell art show, Swinburne University
2016 Group exhibition, Members show, Oakhill Gallery, Mornington
2015 Group exhibition, Art Red Hill, Red Hill
2015 Solo exhibition, Oakhill gallery, Mornington
2015 Group exhibition, Manyung gallery, Mt Eliza
2015 Group exhibition, “Little Archies”, Oakhill gallery
2014 Group exhibition, “The Simple Truth”, Cube 37, Frankston
2014 Group exhibition, Somers art fair, Somers
2014 Group exhibition, Art Red Hill, Red Hill
2014 Solo exhibition, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston

Collections

Works held in private collections throughout Australia and America.

Awards

2018 Winner of the Elgee Park Art Prize at the 2018 Flinders Art Show
2016 Highly commended, Members show, Oakhill galley
2014 2nd Prize, “The Simple Truth”, Group show, Cube 37, Frankston
2014 Best in show, Somers art fair, Somers