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

My art is a reflection of the curiosity and sense of wonder that I feel when I’m immersed in nature. The landscape is ever changing, intricate, diverse and vast and seems to be a limitless source of inspiration.

My current body of work is an examination of the trees in my local environment. I have spent a lot of time in the leafy foreshores and forests on the Mornington Peninsula. Story telling through landscape painting is a subtle process. I have started to experiment with closer views of tangles of trees and undergrowth with the thought that this might be more immersive. I hope that the viewer might feel more a part of the landscape rather than a distant observer.

”I’m often drawn to the soft golden tones of dawn and dusk. It’s a dreamy time of day which when painted can evoke complex emotions and feeling such as contemplation, reflection, tranquillity, and melancholy. I introduce subtle sepia tones or pastels to create a hazy, nostalgic effect.”

Art is incorporated into daily life. The morning walk at the local foreshore is an essential start of the day for me and my dog. As I make my way through the trees and along the beach, I’m actively seeking inspiration for painting

A pre-dawn bushwalk inspired a painting in my current collection. The stars were still in the sky yet the rising sun’s glow could be seen on the ridge. The blue tinged forest was eerily quiet. The silence was broken by the occasional startling crash and thump of an unseen kangaroo. Small creatures could be heard rustling and scurrying in the undergrowth. Birds began their morning conversations.

Paul’s early works were abstract landscapes often with a solitary figure traversing a dreamlike world. The figures vanished (as I wanted the viewer to place themselves into the work) and the paintings became semi abstract and referenced actual places and experiences. This led to Impressionism and then more detailed realistic work. My current approach attempts to have more movement and freedom, but these shifts are gradual.

“The most rewarding reaction that I can receive from those that view my work is an emotional response. This connection reveals a common ground; perhaps a sharing of similar memories, experiences or feelings. An understanding of the importance of nature and an appreciation of creativity.”

b. 1973 Melbourne

Education

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

Exhibitions

2024 Solo Exhibition Entwined, Art2Muse, Woollahra, Sydney
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