Matthew Draper

b.1973
Matthew Draper

Matthew Draper identifies himself principally as a draughtsman; drawing being the most unencumbered and immediate form of image-making. His work is made with an intense and energetic immediacy, working instinctively rather than methodically, keeping him physically and emotionally involved in the process. He crushes soft pastels in his hands, rubbing the dust into the paper in wide sweeps of colour, gradually manipulating the material to build up a thick layered surface using the ball of his thumb or the heel of his hand.

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Sunrise with Rona and the Torridon Mountains Part 1

Sunrise with Rona and the Torridon Mountains Part 1, 2023●

pencil on paper
H:10cm W:10cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light (Part VIII)

The Morning Sky is Full of Light (Part VIII), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:60cm W:125cm
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The View at Breakfast Time (Kitchen Window Series No 100)

The View at Breakfast Time (Kitchen Window Series No 100), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:30cm W:42.5cm
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First Light (Kitchen Window Series No 94)

First Light (Kitchen Window Series No 94), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:17cm W:26.5cm
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Daybreak (Kitchen Window Series No 103)

Daybreak (Kitchen Window Series No 103), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:25cm W:40.5cm
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Morning Haar (Kitchen Window Series No 98)

Morning Haar (Kitchen Window Series No 98), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:28cm W:48.5cm
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Downpour (Kitchen Window Series No 93)

Downpour (Kitchen Window Series No 93), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:15cm W:21cm
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Morning Light (Kitchen Window Series No 101)

Morning Light (Kitchen Window Series No 101), 2022

pastel on paper
H:30cm W:42.5cm
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The Air Above Us (Kitchen Window Series No 105)

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pastel on paper
H:103cm W:93cm
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The Air Around Us Part III (Kitchen Window Series No 97)

The Air Around Us Part III (Kitchen Window Series No 97), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:38cm W:55cm
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Saturate (Kitchen Window Series No 89)

Saturate (Kitchen Window Series No 89), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:22cm W:30cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light (Part IX)

The Morning Sky is Full of Light (Part IX), 2022●

pastel on paper
H:50cm W:125cm
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It’s a Bitter Morning, Kitchen Window Series no. 83

It’s a Bitter Morning, Kitchen Window Series no. 83, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:15cm W:21cm
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Morning Haar, Kitchen Window Series no. 82

Morning Haar, Kitchen Window Series no. 82, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:29cm W:54cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part VI

The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part VI, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:81cm W:165cm
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Illuminated, A View of Loch Sunart

Illuminated, A View of Loch Sunart, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:108cm W:162cm
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The Inner Sound with Rona and the Cliffs of Staffin

The Inner Sound with Rona and the Cliffs of Staffin, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:25cm W:35cm
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Floodlit, Oronsay and Carna

Floodlit, Oronsay and Carna, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:79cm W:107.5cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part II

The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part II, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:35cm W:50cm
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Bathed in Light Oronsay and Carna

Bathed in Light Oronsay and Carna, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:93cm W:154.5cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part V

The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part V, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:31cm W:65.5cm
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Illume, A View of Loch Sunart

Illume, A View of Loch Sunart, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:108cm W:162cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part III

The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part III, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:35cm W:50cm
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Ardnamurchan

Ardnamurchan, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:30cm W:42cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part IV

The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part IV, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:35cm W:50cm
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The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part I

The Morning Sky is Full of Light Part I, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:35cm W:50cm
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A Study for The Morning Sky is Full of Light

A Study for The Morning Sky is Full of Light, 2020●

charcoal on paper
H:15cm W:21cm
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A Study for Illuminated The Bass Rock from Yellowcraigs

A Study for Illuminated The Bass Rock from Yellowcraigs, 2020●

charcoal on paper
H:21cm W:15cm
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Cascading, Crepuscular Rays Study

Cascading, Crepuscular Rays Study, 2020●

charcoal on paper
H:15cm W:21cm
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Luminous, The View From Kilchoan

Luminous, The View From Kilchoan, 2020●

charcoal on paper
H:15cm W:21cm
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A Study of Rona and The Inner Sound

A Study of Rona and The Inner Sound, 2020●

charcoal on paper
H:15cm W:21cm
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Rays and Rain, A View From Ardamurchan Part III

Rays and Rain, A View From Ardamurchan Part III, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:22cm W:50cm
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Emerge From Rasaay to the Cuillin Hills

Emerge From Rasaay to the Cuillin Hills, 2021●

pastel on paper
H:91cm W:156cm
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Torrential Rain, A View of Mull from Ardnamurchan

Torrential Rain, A View of Mull from Ardnamurchan, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:24.5cm W:53.5cm
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Haar, A View of Auld Reekie

Haar, A View of Auld Reekie, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:26.5cm W:65.5cm
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Nocturne with a Thick Haar

Nocturne with a Thick Haar, 2016●

pastel on paper
H:64cm W:115.5cm
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Sunrise (Part III) Kitchen Window Series No. 19

Sunrise (Part III) Kitchen Window Series No. 19, 2016●

pastel on paper
H:26.5cm W:41.5cm
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Day Break Part III (Kitchen Window Series No. 26)

Day Break Part III (Kitchen Window Series No. 26)●

pastel on paper
H:32.5cm W:89cm
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From Sconser to Raasay (Part I)

From Sconser to Raasay (Part I), 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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From Sconser to Raasay (Part II)

From Sconser to Raasay (Part II), 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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From Sconser to Raasay (Part III)

From Sconser to Raasay (Part III), 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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From Sconser to Raasay (Part IV)

From Sconser to Raasay (Part IV), 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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Two Red Cuillin

Two Red Cuillin, 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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A Study of the Forth from Longniddry

A Study of the Forth from Longniddry, 2019●

pencil on paper
H:11.5cm W:16.5cm
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Nocturne with an incoming Haar

Nocturne with an incoming Haar, 2018●

Pastel on Paper 2018
H:54cm W:107cm
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Flooded, Crepuscular Rays series no 14

Flooded, Crepuscular Rays series no 14, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:32cm W:52cm
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Momentum, Crepuscular Rays series no 16

Momentum, Crepuscular Rays series no 16, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:24.5cm W:40cm
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Veil, Crepuscular Rays series no 22

Veil, Crepuscular Rays series no 22, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:14cm W:24.5cm
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Cloud Burst, Crepuscular Rays series no 12

Cloud Burst, Crepuscular Rays series no 12, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:79cm W:107.5cm
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Accelerate, Crepuscular Rays series no 27

Accelerate, Crepuscular Rays series no 27, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:30cm W:49.5cm
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Advancing Light, Crepuscular Rays series no 3, 2019

Advancing Light, Crepuscular Rays series no 3, 2019, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:38cm W:58.5cm
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Cloud Break, Crepuscular Rays series no 13

Cloud Break, Crepuscular Rays series no 13, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:43.5cm W:70cm
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Alight, Crepuscular Rays series no 18

Alight, Crepuscular Rays series no 18, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:64cm W:125cm
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Shimmering, Crepuscular Rays series no 9

Shimmering, Crepuscular Rays series no 9, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:23cm W:33cm
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Descending, Crepuscular Rays series no 23

Descending, Crepuscular Rays series no 23, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:35.5cm W:50cm
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Flickering, Crepuscular Rays series no 4

Flickering, Crepuscular Rays series no 4, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:23cm W:54cm
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Light and Air, Crepuscular Rays series no 15

Light and Air, Crepuscular Rays series no 15, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:84cm W:164.5cm
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Before the Deluge, a View of Raasay and Rona

Before the Deluge, a View of Raasay and Rona, 2018●

pastel on paper
H:17cm W:35cm
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Windswept

Windswept, 2018●

pastel on paper
H:89.5cm W:155cm
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The Silence of the Sound

The Silence of the Sound, 2018●

pastel on paper
H:55cm W:125cm
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Beaming

Beaming, 2018●

pastel on paper
H:107.5cm W:120cm
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Roaming, Crepuscular Rays series no 1

Roaming, Crepuscular Rays series no 1, 2019●

pastel on paper
H:79cm W:107.5cm
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Illuminated Part IV

Illuminated Part IV, 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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Downpour on the Bass Rock

Downpour on the Bass Rock, 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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Descending Light Sound of Raasay

Descending Light Sound of Raasay, 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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Crepuscular a View of the Sound of Raasay

Crepuscular a View of the Sound of Raasay, 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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Crepuscular

Crepuscular, 2019●

pencil and graphite on paper
H:7.5cm W:7.5cm
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