Ovens River, Bright                                                                                               Yarra River, Warburton
image 46x92 oil          SOLD                                                                                    image 46x92cm oil              SOLD 

Renowned Bellarine Peninsula artist Hugh Guthrie is a self disciplined artist whose goal is to create something in his studio every day. For Hugh, his love of art goes back to his childhood days in Scotland where his exercise books were decorated in drawings, slowed down through his accounting days to flourish later in life. Hugh has won more than 100 art awards throughout Victoria and has become known as the 'Hans Heysen' of Geelong.

It is not unusual for Hugh to work 16 hours at a stretch; either in front of his easel, sketching a scene for the next painting, or framing a completed painting. He takes great pleasure in working in his home studio, either in oil, water colors or pastel, but his favorite is the old masters medium of egg tempera, used in his highly recognizable chook paintings. But it is for the Australian landscapes, his stricking depiction of the Australian eucalypts, that he is best known.

Hugh looks upon his development as a painter, as a life time endeavor and often jokes that when he retires - he will take up painting as a hobby.

Although he is well aware of the art business, he maintains that one must paint for the joy and excitement of the creation. As an artist he strives to create the 'Master piece', which will always be the next painting.

I have to go bush I believe, you must absorb nature to be able to paint nature. By seeing a landscape you can put on canvas exactly what is portrayed all types of weather and all times of day.HG

Following the exhibition in 2008 Hugh has been busy working on commissioned pieces. If you are interestea painting d in purchasing please contact the gallery so that we might assist you.

     
Great Ocean Road                                                                        Queenscliff Bluff
image 40x75cm oil       SOLD                                                        image 40x100cm oil   SOLD

       
Grampians Panorama image 30x92cm oil    SOLD                                               Port Fairy     SOLD

      
 Sunlight Rain Apollo Bay  40x72cm         SOLD                     Natures Variety  56x76cm