About

Martin Breeze is not a gallery-trained painter, and he doesn’t care for the rules that come with that world. He came to painting later in life, after walking away from a career in music and a version of himself that no longer fit.

The shift wasn’t strategic. It was survival.

What began as an escape has become a way of living. A ritual. A kind of creative unlearning. A shedding of everything that got in the way. Martin paints to stay sane, to stay honest, to stay in motion. He works in large-scale abstracts that don’t try to explain themselves. There’s no reference point. No map. No fixed narrative. Just colour, movement and instinct.

"I don’t start with an idea. I start with a need to make a mess on the canvas," Martin says. "My only job is to get out of the way and let it happen."

His work is bold and expressive. Sometimes chaotic. But always honest. These paintings aren’t trying to be beautiful. They’re trying to be true.

Martin doesn’t make art for galleries, critics, or to rack up exhibitions. He paints for himself first. And if the work resonates with someone else, that’s the connection. That’s the reward.

"I’m not chasing scale anymore. I’m not chasing algorithms. I’m not trying to impress anyone. I’m here to make something that talks back."

Every painting is an attempt to get closer to the part of life that doesn’t make sense, and doesn’t need to. Because that’s where the good stuff lives.