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Nathan Paddison I Got Receipts For Sale

Nathan Paddison
Nathan Paddison - I Got Receipts, 2026, Oil stick spray paint acrylic, charcoal, pencil marker and oil pastel on canvas

I Got Receipts, 2026

Oil stick spray paint acrylic, charcoal, pencil marker and oil pastel on canvas

81 1/8 x 57 1/8 in 206 x 145 cm

About this work

Nathan Paddison has established himself as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary neo-expressionism, building a practice that synthesizes raw gestural energy with pointed cultural commentary. Working between Australia and international studios, Paddison has garnered significant attention from collectors and institutions alike for his ability to channel the urgency of street art into large-scale canvases that reward sustained viewing. "I Got Receipts" exemplifies Paddison's mature approach to mixed-media painting, layering oil stick, spray paint, acrylic, charcoal, pencil marker, and oil pastel into a densely worked surface that reveals its history through visible pentimenti and deliberate accumulation. At over two meters in height, the work commands physical presence while inviting intimate engagement with its material complexity. The title itself carries the vernacular weight of accountability and proof—themes that recur throughout Paddison's explorations of truth, documentation, and the narratives we construct around experience. This work represents the artist's continued refinement of a visual language that bridges abstract expressionist traditions with contemporary concerns, positioning him within a lineage that includes Basquiat and Twombly while remaining distinctly his own. The scale and ambition of "I Got Receipts" place it among the more significant works from this period of Paddison's production, demonstrating his confidence in allowing disparate materials to coexist and converse across the picture plane. Guy Hepner is pleased to offer this work and welcomes inquiries from collectors interested in acquiring this significant painting.

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Edition & Provenance

Year
2026
Medium
Oil stick spray paint acrylic, charcoal, pencil marker and oil pastel on canvas

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About Nathan Paddison

Nathan Paddison is an Australian artist based on the North Coast of Australia, working primarily in acrylic, spray paint, charcoal, and oil stick. He is entirely self-taught, having discovered painting during a difficult period earlier in his life, an experience that became the foundation of his practice and continues to inform the urgency and rawness of his work today.

Paddison's paintings are gestural and immediate, built with bold color, dynamic brushwork, and a flat, almost storybook rendering of figures such as wide eyed cats, toothy dinosaurs, and playing card royalty. His style draws on Art Brut and street art traditions, with clear affinities to Basquiat, Picasso, and Twombly, though his voice remains distinctly his own. Text often appears scattered across his surfaces, sometimes playful, sometimes fragmented, adding another layer to compositions that favor instinct and physical energy over careful planning.

He approaches each canvas with a sense of urgency, working across mixed media to avoid the limits of any single material. His subjects, whether drawn from childhood imagery or personal memory, are consistently distorted in a way meant to reveal character rather than surface appearance.

Paddison has exhibited across Australia, Europe, and Asia, and received the Kilgour Prize People's Choice Award from Newcastle Art Gallery in 2021.

Guy Hepner works with collectors seeking Nathan Paddison's raw, expressive paintings rooted in Art Brut tradition. Contact us to discuss available inventory or to inquire about upcoming releases.

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