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Pauline Mathrick—Unearthed


8 Jun 2022 – 27 Jun 2022

Opening event Saturday 18 June 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Location: Frater & McCubbin Galleries


Slow Paintings of Central Victoria by Pauline Mathrick.
Old Flume Track, oil on canvas 105cms x 75cms

Old Flume Track, oil on canvas 105cms x 75cms

Pauline Mathrick—Unearthed

Location: Frater & McCubbin Galleries


Opening event Saturday 18 June 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Slow Paintings of Central Victoria by Pauline Mathrick.

These works are the outcome of an enduring interest in the landscape of central Victoria. It is a region characterised by the amazing rock forms around Tooborac combined with the red oxides inherent in the old mining sites near Heathcote.

Over the past 160 years, parts of the Cobaw Range that seemingly emerge from the edges of the forests around Mt Alexander, have been quarried for their granite and mined for gold. The range is geologically ancient and the result of millions of years of subterranean movement and surface erosion. It visually presents us now with a unique landscape rich in colour and diverse in form. There is an overall harshness implicit in the jagged chasms of erosion and hydraulic sluicing of areas mined for their golden bounty. The resulting layers of silt and clay provide a stark contrast in colour and texture to the apparent random extrusions of various rock forms that by contrast have taken eons to emerge—the ephemeral and the enduring.

This is the essence of the structure of these landscapes; it is a dichotomy between the impermeable and the transient.

Please email the artist Pauline Mathrick for sales enquiries: pmathrick@bigpond.com.au 


Banner image: 'Old Flume Track', by Pauline Mathrick

Browse Artworks

1. 'All of Time'  oil on canvas 125cm x 161cm
All of Time
Pauline Mathrick
158cm (W) x 126cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 4,000.00
25._Approaching Storm_oil on canvas46cm x 92cm_
Approaching Storm
Pauline Mathrick
92cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
14 'Cache 2' oil on canvas  102cm x 76 cm
Cache 2
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
17 'Clay Path' oil on canvas  102cm x 76 cm
Clay Path
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
24 'Clearing' oil on canvas 61cm x 92cm
Clearing
Pauline Mathrick
92cm (W) x 61cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,000.00
21 'Counterpoint' oil on canvas  102cm x 76cm
Counterpoint
Pauline Mathrick
102cm (W) x 76cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
16 'Cuesta'  oil on canvas  102cm x 76cm
Cuesta
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
30 'Dialogue', oil on canvas  51cms x 40cms
Dialogue
Pauline Mathrick
42cm (W) x 53cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
39 'Drift'  oil on canvas 34cm x 34cm
Drift
Pauline Mathrick
34cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
18 'Drought Dialogue' oil on canvas 76cm x 102cm
Drought Dialogue
Pauline Mathrick
102cm (W) x 76cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
15 'Dry Flume Track ' oil on canvas 102cm x 76cm
Dry Flume Track
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
5 'Emerging Dichotomies' oil on canvas 102cm x 152cm
Emerging Dichotomies
Pauline Mathrick
152cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 3,500.00
3 'Encroaching' oil on linen 154cm. x 122cm
Encroaching
Pauline Mathrick
122cm (W) x 154cm (H)
Oil on Linen
$ 3,800.00
10 'Endurance'  oil & wax on canvas  94cm x 125cm
Endurance
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil & Wax on Canvas
$ 2,000.00
26 'Exposure' oil on canvas 76cm x 60cm
Exposure 
Pauline Mathrick
60cm (W) x 76cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 950.00
7. 'Fissure' oil on canvas 140cm x 100cm
Fissure
Pauline Mathrick
100cm (W) x 140cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 3,000.00
2. 'Flesh and Bone' oil on canvas 126cm x158cm
Flesh and Bone
Pauline Mathrick
162cm (W) x 121cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 4,000.00
13. 'Fold' oil on canvas 94cms x94cm
Fold
Pauline Mathrick
94cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,400.00
8. 'Follow' oil on canvas  92cm x 153cm
Follow
Pauline Mathrick
153cm (W) x 92cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 2,500.00
12. 'Grotto'  oil on canvas 94cm x 94cm
Grotto
Pauline Mathrick
94cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,400.00
27.' Incline' oil on canvas 62cm x62cm
Incline
Pauline Mathrick
62cm (W) x 62cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 900.00
51 'Legacy'  oil on canvas  102cm x 125cm
Legacy
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 2,500.00
42. 'Maze'_oil on canvas_31cms x 31cms (2)
Maze
Pauline Mathrick
34cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
47 'Metcalf Outcrop'  charcoal &ink on paper 34cm x 49 cm
Metcalf Outcrop
Pauline Mathrick
49cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Charcoal & Ink on Paper
SOLD
36. 'Mt Alexander Granite Mass' oil on canvas  46cm x 38cm
Mt Alexander Granite Mass
Pauline Mathrick
38cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
31.'Nestle'  oil on canvas 53cm x 42cm
Nestle
Pauline Mathrick
42cm (W) x 53cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 550.00
38. 'Oblique Stand'  oil on canvas  46cm x 38cm
Oblique Stand
Pauline Mathrick
38cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 450.00
29 'Portal' oil on canvas on board 62cm x 56cm
Portal
Pauline Mathrick
56cm (W) x 62cm (H)
Oil on Canvas on Board
$ 700.00
4. 'Pyalong Penumbra'  oil on linen  154cm x 122cm
Pyalong Penumbra
Pauline Mathrick
122cm (W) x 154cm (H)
Oil on Linen
$ 3,800.00
37. 'Pyalong Study' oil on canvas   46cm x 34cm
Pyalong Study 1
Pauline Mathrick
38cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
6. ' Remains' mixed media on canvas 110cm x 125cm
Remains
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 110cm (H)
Mixed media on Canvas
$ 3,000.00
40 'Rock Silt, Clay, oil on canvas 33cms x 33cms
Rock Silt Clay
Pauline Mathrick
34cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
19. 'Shady Copse'  oil on canvas  102cm x 76cm (2)
Shady Copse
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
28. 'Stack', oil on canvas 60cms x 45cms
Stack
Pauline Mathrick
47cm (W) x 62cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 700.00
23.'Stony Rise'_oil on canvas_61cm x 92cm
Stony Rise
Pauline Mathrick
92cm (W) x 61cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
11. 'Verduta' oil wax on canvas 92cms x 122cms P Mathrick
Verduta
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil & Wax on Canvas
$ 2,000.00

Browse Artworks

1. 'All of Time'  oil on canvas 125cm x 161cm
All of Time
Pauline Mathrick
158cm (W) x 126cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 4,000.00
25._Approaching Storm_oil on canvas46cm x 92cm_
Approaching Storm
Pauline Mathrick
92cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
14 'Cache 2' oil on canvas  102cm x 76 cm
Cache 2
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
17 'Clay Path' oil on canvas  102cm x 76 cm
Clay Path
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
24 'Clearing' oil on canvas 61cm x 92cm
Clearing
Pauline Mathrick
92cm (W) x 61cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,000.00
21 'Counterpoint' oil on canvas  102cm x 76cm
Counterpoint
Pauline Mathrick
102cm (W) x 76cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
16 'Cuesta'  oil on canvas  102cm x 76cm
Cuesta
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
30 'Dialogue', oil on canvas  51cms x 40cms
Dialogue
Pauline Mathrick
42cm (W) x 53cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
39 'Drift'  oil on canvas 34cm x 34cm
Drift
Pauline Mathrick
34cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
18 'Drought Dialogue' oil on canvas 76cm x 102cm
Drought Dialogue
Pauline Mathrick
102cm (W) x 76cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
15 'Dry Flume Track ' oil on canvas 102cm x 76cm
Dry Flume Track
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
5 'Emerging Dichotomies' oil on canvas 102cm x 152cm
Emerging Dichotomies
Pauline Mathrick
152cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 3,500.00
3 'Encroaching' oil on linen 154cm. x 122cm
Encroaching
Pauline Mathrick
122cm (W) x 154cm (H)
Oil on Linen
$ 3,800.00
10 'Endurance'  oil & wax on canvas  94cm x 125cm
Endurance
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil & Wax on Canvas
$ 2,000.00
26 'Exposure' oil on canvas 76cm x 60cm
Exposure 
Pauline Mathrick
60cm (W) x 76cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 950.00
7. 'Fissure' oil on canvas 140cm x 100cm
Fissure
Pauline Mathrick
100cm (W) x 140cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 3,000.00
2. 'Flesh and Bone' oil on canvas 126cm x158cm
Flesh and Bone
Pauline Mathrick
162cm (W) x 121cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 4,000.00
13. 'Fold' oil on canvas 94cms x94cm
Fold
Pauline Mathrick
94cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,400.00
8. 'Follow' oil on canvas  92cm x 153cm
Follow
Pauline Mathrick
153cm (W) x 92cm (H)
Oil on canvas
$ 2,500.00
12. 'Grotto'  oil on canvas 94cm x 94cm
Grotto
Pauline Mathrick
94cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,400.00
27.' Incline' oil on canvas 62cm x62cm
Incline
Pauline Mathrick
62cm (W) x 62cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 900.00
51 'Legacy'  oil on canvas  102cm x 125cm
Legacy
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 2,500.00
42. 'Maze'_oil on canvas_31cms x 31cms (2)
Maze
Pauline Mathrick
34cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
47 'Metcalf Outcrop'  charcoal &ink on paper 34cm x 49 cm
Metcalf Outcrop
Pauline Mathrick
49cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Charcoal & Ink on Paper
SOLD
36. 'Mt Alexander Granite Mass' oil on canvas  46cm x 38cm
Mt Alexander Granite Mass
Pauline Mathrick
38cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
31.'Nestle'  oil on canvas 53cm x 42cm
Nestle
Pauline Mathrick
42cm (W) x 53cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 550.00
38. 'Oblique Stand'  oil on canvas  46cm x 38cm
Oblique Stand
Pauline Mathrick
38cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 450.00
29 'Portal' oil on canvas on board 62cm x 56cm
Portal
Pauline Mathrick
56cm (W) x 62cm (H)
Oil on Canvas on Board
$ 700.00
4. 'Pyalong Penumbra'  oil on linen  154cm x 122cm
Pyalong Penumbra
Pauline Mathrick
122cm (W) x 154cm (H)
Oil on Linen
$ 3,800.00
37. 'Pyalong Study' oil on canvas   46cm x 34cm
Pyalong Study 1
Pauline Mathrick
38cm (W) x 46cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
6. ' Remains' mixed media on canvas 110cm x 125cm
Remains
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 110cm (H)
Mixed media on Canvas
$ 3,000.00
40 'Rock Silt, Clay, oil on canvas 33cms x 33cms
Rock Silt Clay
Pauline Mathrick
34cm (W) x 34cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
19. 'Shady Copse'  oil on canvas  102cm x 76cm (2)
Shady Copse
Pauline Mathrick
76cm (W) x 102cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,200.00
28. 'Stack', oil on canvas 60cms x 45cms
Stack
Pauline Mathrick
47cm (W) x 62cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 700.00
23.'Stony Rise'_oil on canvas_61cm x 92cm
Stony Rise
Pauline Mathrick
92cm (W) x 61cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
11. 'Verduta' oil wax on canvas 92cms x 122cms P Mathrick
Verduta
Pauline Mathrick
125cm (W) x 94cm (H)
Oil & Wax on Canvas
$ 2,000.00

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