Mathew Hooker is a New Zealand born artist who left New Zealand in 1996, after travelling the world for 5 years he landed in Bondi, Sydney, Australia where he currently bases himself for six months of every year. He then travels to surf and paint in France and Indonesia for the other six months. Hooker is primarily a painter working with acrylics on canvas, is inspired by the beauty that he finds in every moment and is motivated by the desire to share that beauty with his audience. A visit to the Ocean is a daily necessity for Hooker and, the beauty and power of the ocean and, how it interacts with wind, light, and land is a constant source of amazement for him as can be seen by the watery themes that influence the majority of his works.