by Matthew | Aug 1, 2023 | art, design, entertainment, illustration
This has been a hard couple of weeks for fans of popular culture. First Tony Bennett, then Shuhada’ Sadaqat (formerly known as Sinéad O’Connor), now Paul Reubens or also known as Pee-wee Herman. I had been wanting to do a portrait of Pee-wee for years and...
by Matthew | Jun 29, 2023 | art, design, illustration
Portrait of Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan Denis Villeneuve’s Dune sequel, Dune: Part Two, set for release November 3, 2023. I also used the portrait as the base for a mosaic tile background for an alternative movie poster to share with my social networks and...
by Matthew | Jun 26, 2023 | art, entertainment, illustration, news
Portrait of Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, the “Lady” of the woods of Lothlórien from the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien and films of Peter Jackson. Have an idea or want to work with designomatt? Enter your name, email address, and message and we will get back...
by Matthew | Jun 23, 2023 | art, design, entertainment, illustration
Portrait of Jack Nicholson as the writer Jack Torrance from Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of the Stephen King novel, “The Shining”. Stephen King is one of the greatest American writers of the last century and Kubrick is a legendary film director,...
by Matthew | Jun 16, 2023 | art, design, entertainment, illustration
My tribute, art reproduction, or flat-out copy of Frank Frazetta’s self-portrait from 1962. A painting, like so many of his, that I have admired my entire life. I grew up with many influences as a budding artist; I consumed pieces and artists from the Renaissance...
