07/16/08- Wow! It has been an insanely busy few months! I have now moved back to New Orleans and am settling in nicely. The pin set prototypes are in, and they look wonderful, there will be an announcement in the next few days with pictures. I was at the Atlanta Gift Mart last weekend and the response to the pins was great. I will also have a limited version of the promo postcard I was giving away at the show listed in the Postcard secion in a few days as well. I will be appearing at Halloween & Vine This September, And will be bringing some nice Halloween themed oil paintings as well as smaller watercolors, pins & postcards. Come by and say Hello! The 2nd Volume of my book, "10/31" is coming along, and should be available 1st week of September. More News to follow. 04/07/08 - I added 4 more scans to the Halloween art page. I am also experimenting with a paypal shopping cart on the Postcard ordering page. 02/05/08 - I updated my info section with a full bio and exhibition list. I have been meaning to do that for 2 years now, better late than never I suppose. 01/20/08 - I added the 1st two acrylics I have done this year to the Gallery and the for sale section. I have also been adding images to my Flickr photos page, many do not appear on this site. 12/16/07 - I have two small oil paintings in a show of miniatures in Alexandria right now - River Oaks Square Arts Center. The Show is up until the 1st week of January. I am also about to begin my 2 week vacation in New Orleans. No new works will be offered until January as I need the break! See You next year! 12/04/07 - Looooong overdue, I know. I finally updated the Halloween gallery with 8 newer images. I also put the Christmas cards from last year back up on the site, as well as added the two I have done so far this year. I amy get one more done for next week. 12/03/07 - December already! Yikes! Where does the time go.Thanks to everyone at the CGC boards VCC who bought nearly all of the work I offered this past weekend! I noticed today someone is selling one of my sculptures from 2003 on ebay. There are 4 days to go left on the auction. I wonder what the reserve is.. I am tempted to win it back myself. Currently I have a halloween and a Christmas themed painting up on ebay here. 11/13/07 - Updated the Limited halloween cards Gallery with the next 3 arrivals, ready to mail next week. I decided to produce a Christmas Postcard as well. The original painting is now available in the for sale section. I have always loved the little pincone elves, so I will probably do a few pieces with that imagery. That, and it's already been snowing here in Missoula... 11/05/07 - I updated several places on the site today, and hope to add some new images soon. The biggest change is all of the limited edition postcards are now available directly through this site. I have opened up a comicartfans gallery, not only to show some of the artwork I have collected, but also to show my earlier comic art to the world. I have a good amount of work waiting to get added, and will do so as time permits. Some of the work is for sale. 11/04/07 - Great News! The paintings that remained from my show at the Big Top Gallery in New Orleans are moving over to Dante's Kitchen for a 3 month exhibition! I find the act of eating fine food and staring at angry cupcakes & flippant ice cream cones perfectly suited! I am not sure when they go up, I'll update the news as soon as I find out. 10/16/07 - The Gambit, The New Orleans City Paper has a review of my show. It's the second part of the article. It can be seen online here. Eric has some nice things to say about my work. .. Bosch of the playground...hmmm.... 10/15/07 - I added a large group of work for sale to the website. Some of these are currently on display at the New Orleans Show currently running until the 27th. If you purchase one of these, you will have to wait until after the 27th for delivery. Many of these are brand new to the public and represent some of my favorite pieces I have done! 10/6/07 - The opening at the Big top Gallery in New Orleans for "The Clown Machine and Other Deceits" was a lot of fun and I sold several pieces. Hundreds of people came through the door to check out the work. Special thanks to Alka & Riverbottom Pipebomb for adding live music to the mix. 09/12/07 - I added a brand new painting "Junkie" to the gallery. This is going to be on display in New Orleans Next month. "The Clown Machine And Other Deceits" is up at the UC Gallery in Missoula,MT until Saturday the 14th. From there it gets sent to New Orleans, along with several new pieces, to be displayed at the Big Top Gallery starting October 6th. 09/09/07 - I turned 34 - Hooray! My arm is still aching from a game of Basketball I played with some of the UM art faculty. 09/06/07 - My slide lecture on my work at the University of Montana went very well & I met some really nice people who came out to hear me talk. I wanted to thank everyone who came out for it! 08/28/07 - "The Clown Machine & Other Deceits" is currently up for view in Missoula, MT. I Was interviewed by Skylar Brown for the Missoulian, and here is the link to the article - Missoulian 08/27/07 - A few new images have been added to the gallery. These are part of the upcoming shows I am working on. 06/26/07 - Some changes have been made to the site, including information on my upcoming halloween book "10/31" 06/09/07 - I am finally able to update the site again, expect major changes in the upcoming week! 02/14/07 - Just updated the gallery with four new images. I also put a few photos from the Ceretana gallery show on my flickr account Flickr photos 01/29/07 - Whew! Its been Awhile! Updated the Current ebay postcards page with the last few offerings. The Show at the Ceretana Gallery, in Missoula is going to be February 2nd, 2007. I am excited about it because I am showing some less traditional work, including 6 of my "Shopper's Guide Weekly Work Drawings" Which I will begin hosting on this site soon. 11/26/06 - I added a page showcasing the New Series of Ebay Halloween Weekly Postcards, as well as the new "Weird Christmas" Weekly postcards. These are fun, have a look! Its a great way to buy affordable art. I will be in a Group show In the Ceretana Gallery called "Adult Fun" in Missoula, MT - More details as I get them. 10/15/06 - I am back From California, and had a great time meeting everyone. Thanks to everyone who came out to say hello. The show was a great success, and fifteen pieces found new homes. I just began a major overhaul of the layout of the site. The Halloween works have their own gallery now, and I have begun a works for sale page, as the previous layout seems to have perplexed many viewers. More changes to come, including sculptures and other odds and ends. The Surge Show At the Limner Gallery in Brooklyn is still going strong, so stop by and take a look if you haven't yet. I believe the Hudson Show wraps up this weekend, so time is runnign out to see "After School" there. There are many fabulous works in that exhibit, so stop by if you get the chance. 9/07/06 - I just found out I am in a show Here in Missoula, MT. The show is at the Ceretana Gallery and it opens Sept. 8th. The show is called "Art we Love: From Our Own Collections" Its a show in which selected artists hang a piece they like from their collection of other artists. My piece is from the Collection of Patricia Thornton. I don't have a scan of the painting on the site, but will try to change that soon. "DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WILL EAT A GHOST?" I uploaded the Spookshows influenced painting I did for my appearance at the Halloween & Vine show in California Next Month. I had a lot of fun with this, and may experiment with the format further. Its located on Gallery Page 2. 9/03/06 - I added a New Halloween painting I'll have at Halloween and Vine. It may be My favorite halloween piece yet! 8/7/06 - I have been included on the JUXTAPOZ website in their reader art section, be sure to check it ou! 7/30/06 - MORE HUGE NEWS! I will have 3 paintings in the SURGE: NEW ORLEANS ON HIGH GROUND show at the Brooklyn Lyceum, in Brooklyn, NY Starting August 29th. I will try to be at the 9/16 celebration. I updated the galleries with four new images, and there is now a second page to look at. I also Made the the announcement on the Halloween gallery Page that the weekly postcard series is over as of #18. 7/1/06 - HUGE NEWS! I have been chosen along with 18 other artists to be part of the group exhibit "Strange Figurations" at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, New York. My work will also be featured in the 2007 issue of "Direct Art" magazine as a result of this show. The show opens in September, and the painting chosen for inclusion is "After School" Contact the Limner Galler for more information: Limner Gallery 6/6/06 - I uploaded three new images to the Gallery. I noticed there is a problem with the "Nightmare clown Machine" pop up, I am working on fixing that. 5/12/06 - I updated the Photos to "After School" and "The Nightmare Clown Machine". These are much better shots with clearer detail and truer color. I started an etsy site, there are some Affordable older works for sale there that are not shown on this website. Matthew's Etsy Shop 4/26/06 - Added a New Painting to the Gallery "Little Helper" Large for me at 24"x30" I painted this in a two day fit of hysteria over a canvas I found at Goodwill. Also Uploaded "After School" Which I have been working on for over a month. I really wish I could get better pictures, it just doesn't look true to life. I'm working on it... One of My sculptures from 2003 Has been listed by a seller on ebay. Neat to see a bit of my past - Have a look Shiverbones Sculpture on ebay 4/23/06 - Uploaded My first Reduction Relief print to the Gallery. 4/19/06 - I uploaded the information on the Hillstock Greeting card , its on the Halloween Ebay Weekly Postcard Page.
Hillstock Greetings has Licensed an Image from me to produce a limited edtion Halloween Greeting card. Follow the link to see the card on their site, more info from me to come. 4/03/06 - Starting updates now, the weekly Halloween postcard archive will be up by 4/15/06. More Images in the Gallery are on the way as well. I will be Appearing at the Halloween and Vine art show In Petaluma California on October 7th, 2006. I will be bringing Halloween watercolors, gouache paintings as well as a few oils and acrylics. Its always a great time so stop by and say hello! Halloween and Vine My Next Solo show in New Orleans is Scheduled for October 2007 at the Big Top Gallery and will be part of the "Art for Arts Sake" celebration. I will focus on clown Machines and uncomfortable animals for this show. The Big Top |