Matthew S. Bennett

My work can be viewed and purchased at the following galleries.

R. Roberts Gallery

3606 St. Johns Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32205

904.388.1188

Butterfield Garage Art Gallery

137 King St

St Augustine Fl 32084

904 825 4577

I’ve been enjoying working on these small scale paintings of hummingbirds and a few larger works with a dress form and designer dresses from Sue Wong, Jessica McClintock and a Lotta Stensson dress that’s already been featured here.  There will be a few more pieces added over the next few weeks ine the gallery. 

Thanks for looking!

Reverence ,oil on canvas, 60″x72″

New work will be on display at the Butterfield Garage Art Gallery starting January 4th.

Butterfield Garage

137 King St.

St. Augustine, Fl, 32084

I’ve been busy working on a news series.  I’m very excited about it.  The project is called ‘Reverence’.  A detail of the central figurative piece is above.  The surrounding paintings of koi I will post below as I complete them.

Added a new page for drawings.  They’ll mostly be life drawings from the figure sessions I attend. 

I’ve won two awards at the St. Augustine Art Association. 

A second place in the Spring 2007 Members show for Brother’s in Arms and the jurors choice award for Bent Back at the Honor’s Show which is hanging through the end of June.

during the month of April at

The Butterfield Garage Art Gallery

137 King St.

St Augustine Fl

Opening reception will be on Friday April 6 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm.

Upside Down is a collection of paintings by Matthew Bennett done during his displacement to Japan.  Not really a series, Upside Down is an accumulation of somewhat disparate works created over the last three years.  The title of the show is a reference to the artist’s state of mind while living abroad, as well as his physically inverted placement in relation to his family and friends back home.

“Brought to you by the letter D”

30″x40″

Oil on canvas

Matt

‘Laura’

This is the first painting in a new series I’m starting.  It’s oil on gesso’d paper about 46″x46″.  .  

Matt 

Jamie and Ryan

36″x48″(3ft x 4ft)  oil on canvas

A little less than life size portrait of the King brothers.