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Starting 2023, I am consolidating much of the blog activity to my business site at designomatt, where you can continue to find updates on works, projects, and design thoughts.
London Exhibit
The Buena Vistas Eastern Range poster series featuring Big Thunder Mountain. This will be exhibited in London in The Most Amazing Destination show and part of a weekend series of events at Gallery Different, 14 Percy St, London W1T 1DR. You can book free tickets for...
Noirvember
A little something different to celebrate the start of Noirvember - a portrait of the icon and Hollywood Legend, Lauren Bacall.The detail reveals the interplay between the digital underpainting and the intaglio detailing above. I continue to refine and revise my...
Sherlock
Illustration of the stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, as the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson from BBC One's series "Sherlock".I continue to blend the traditional painting techniques with some of the texture of the intaglio process that...
Frodo
Portrait of Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins from "The Lord of the Rings" film franchise by Peter Jackson and based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien.This portrait has an extensive layer of digital painting as well as a substantial layering of intaglio to further...
TerrorTwos
TerrorTwos is an artist collaboration celebrating the Horror/Sci-fi genre with new art released each day throughout the month of October.Organized by Si Heard and Cherie Chapman to celebrate our collective love for the genre, they corralled 31 artists to choose a...
Ted Lasso
Portrait of Jason Sudeikis as his alter-ego Ted Lasso which grew from an NBC Sports promotion to an AppleTV star with his eponymous show. The impact of the show seems to only be growing among the popular culture, and it is not suprising given the positive outlook Ted...
Wardaddy
Portrait of Brad Pitt in his role as Dan Collier, Wardaddy, from David Ayers' World War II epic about a Sherman Tank crew, "Fury".Some details of the portrait of Brad Pitt that incorporates an extensive digital painting as well as layers of textured intaglio to...
Paul Newman
Portrait of the legendary actor, racer, and philanthropist Paul Newman in his role as Butch Cassidy in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"; paired with another Hollywood icon, Robert Redford, this film was one of my favorite movies and remains so to this day. There...
Don Corleone
Growing up in an Italian family from New York The Godfather was almost as sacred as The Baltimore Catechism. I remember watching this as a child and, excepting the criminal behavior, seeing the similarities between these actors on screen and my Italian-immigrant...
Leia
Taking a break from some Halloween-themes today and posting a recent portrait of the late Carrie Fisher in her iconic role of Princess Leia Organa (Skywalker). This is during "The Empire Strikes Back" era in the Star Wars universe of stories. Some video of the...
CapCut Fun
Third portrait, of Marty Feldman as Igor, in a series of the stars of Mel Brooks' classic, "Young Frankenstein" to celebrate the Halloween season. Detail of the portrait of Marty. His portrayal of the character was a key part of the success of the film. His comedic...
Magic Kingdom Anniversary
May Walt Disney World bring joy and inspiration and new knowledge to all who come to this happy place … a Magic Kingdom where the young at heart of all ages can laugh and play and learn together. Roy O. DisneyAlthough the celebrations began on October 1, commemorating...
Young Frankenstein
I am continuing along with Halloween-inspired themes for the next few weeks. Up next, are a couple of portraits of the stars from Mel Brooks' classic spin on the horror genre, "Young Frankenstein". Gene Wilder was an amazing comedian who could play straight as well...
Logan, v.2
Portrait of Old Man Logan, @RealHughJackman as Wolverine in his last foray as the timeless character from Marvel Comics and capping a perfect 17-year run as Wolverine. James Mangold really gave Wolverine a proper sendoff in this film and although it is not for...
Dracula v.2
Halloween is my favorite time of year, and as soon as they start selling candy corn in Target, I am ready for the holiday. To get in the mood, I am revisiting one of the iconic monsters for the season - Count Dracula.Bela Lugosi's portrayal of the count defined this...
Walter White
Bryan Cranston was always a comedic actor in my mind, as well as most others I imagine. From his portrayal of Tim Whatley on "Seinfeld" to the long-suffering dad on "Malcolm in the Middle" he was a comedic pro. That changed with his portrayal of Walter White in AMC...
The Morning Show
Today is the day - The Morning Show Season 2 debuts. I am such a fan, and nerd, for The Morning Show on AppleTV+ that as I have been binging the first season this week I had to create a quick illustration highlighting the three stars of this impressive ensemble...
Ellen Ripley
Early concepts for a piece in the group collective #TerrorTwins art show taking place on line through October and in gallery in London. This show is the brainchild of Si Heard and Cherie Chapman to celebrate film sequels; since the show will run through October, much...
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