Peter Mathios

Art Business News, Nov, 2007

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When you combine a passion for the outdoors, a passion for painting and a passion for conservation, you get the formula for an original Peter Mathios piece of art.

Since childhood, Mathios has always known that he wanted to paint the wildlife that he regularly experienced while hunting with his dad and brother in the Suisun Marsh of California. He relates the inspiration to create art to the sudden awe a person might experience when , he or she sees a particularly breathtaking sunset. Such inspiration comes from countless hours of researching wildlife, whether it's the tiniest of songbirds or a majestic bull elk.

Through the manipulation of acrylic paint, precise realism emerges through many more hours of trials, tribulations, successes and discoveries in the studio. Each painting begins with broad, loose brushstrokes to get a feel for design, color and light. As the work evolves, the artist uses smaller brushes to capture intricate details while watery washes help subtly blend the various elements of each painting. The finished piece is a realistic window into the natural world that accurately and artistically captures the habitat, behavior and anatomy of a particular scene.

Mathios' art was selected for the 2007 Ducks Unlimited National Art Package, and the artist has won the 2007 Idaho, California and Oregon Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year competitions. in 2006, Mathios won the Michigan Duck Stamp contest. In 2007, for the third time, he was juried into the prestigious "Birds in Art" exhibition. He has appeared in Wildlife Art magazine many times, and US Art magazine named him one of the '"Young Guns of Wildlife Art" in an editorial describing up-and-coming wildlife artists. Internationally, he was commissioned to paint the 2001 New Zealand Fish and Game Habitat Stamp.

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For more details, call 541-812-0358; e-mail peter@mathiosstudios.net; visit www.mathiosstudios.net.