by Matthew | Jan 27, 2023 | art, illustration
Portrait of the great Ian McKellen, in his iconic role of Gandalf as originally performed in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy. As often occurs, the initial portrait may only be a step towards a larger goal. As I worked through the illustration, I...
by Matthew | Jan 20, 2023 | art, illustration
Rarely, do I revisit an old composition in my work. More often than not is because time does not allow the luxury. However, it is an age-old tradition to work and rework themes over the course of a lifetime; we saw that with the old masters and repitition is a strong...
by Matthew | Jan 19, 2023 | art, illustration
First portrait illustration of the new year, 2023. Surprise, it is a Star Wars themed portrait of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. A New Year’s Eve tradition our family has is to rewatch the original trilogy. Over time that has grown to include starting at Rogue...
by Matthew | Jan 19, 2023 | art, illustration
A look back at the year, 2022, and a selection of the illustrations and posters that I had produced throughout the year. Since the start of the pandemic, I have been working on translating my skills with traditional media (e.g., watercolor, oils, inks, etc.) to the...
