by Matthew | Dec 15, 2023 | art, design, entertainment, illustration, news, op.ed
Looking back on the year and reflecting on the illustrations and alternative movie posters created during 2023. It has been another year to continue to transpose my traditional painting background to digital equivalency. There have been many attempts to reflect...
by Matthew | Jun 9, 2023 | art, design, illustration
With my latest few pieces, I have been working with the new Adobe Aero to explore its capabilities with tradition and more immersive types of illustration. These pieces are delving into that exploration with a simple portrait as well as a more immersive augmented...
by Matthew | May 4, 2023 | art, entertainment, illustration
For this year’s May the Fourth, celebration of all things Star Wars, I chose to focus on Carrie Fisher and her role as Princess Leai Organa Skywalker. Considering my ongoing reimagining her role as the heroine of the Rebellion and Jedi Doyenne, that is not so...
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...