by Matthew | Feb 24, 2024 | art, entertainment, illustration
Late nights and early mornings are some of the times when I get to simply create. Illustration and portraits are some of my favorites right now and this is the latest piece. A portrait of Cate Blanchett in her iconic role, portraying the royal elf Galadriel, from...
by Matthew | Feb 21, 2024 | art, entertainment, illustration
Portrait of Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard from Francis Ford Coppola classic film, “Apocalypse Now”. This is one of the most celebrated films from my childhood from a crop of directors like Coppola, Spielberg, Lucas, Altman, et. al. There was a...
by Matthew | Feb 20, 2024 | art, design, entertainment, illustration
A sketch of the wonderfully talented Tom Hiddleston in his role as Loki, the Norse god of Mischief, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you have not seen the eponymous Disney+ series, go and watch it…the ensemble is fantastic, but nothing can prepare you for the...
by Matthew | Feb 15, 2024 | art, entertainment, illustration
Portrait of Robert Redford in another iconic role as Denys George Finch Hatton from Sydney Pollack’s masterpiece, “Out of Africa”, released in 1985. A while back, I read an article that asked why anyone would rewatch this film and I was astounded as...
by Matthew | Feb 14, 2024 | art, entertainment, illustration
A sketch of Keanu Reeves as his big-screen alter-ego, John Wick, from his eponymous franchise of the same name. The portrait was created using Corel Painter, Procreate, and Adobe Creative Cloud and a host of patterns, brushes, and stamps from my toolbox. Follow along...
