Matthew Mattingly
Artworks, writing and contraptions
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Three Dumpsters
Monday, September 9, 2024
The spooky house next to my dentist
Actually, it is perfectly respectable, home to doctors' offices, small businesses, and condos, but very striking in its Addams/Hopper/Bates-y way.
ink on toned paper
4" x 6"
Friday, September 6, 2024
Backyard Snow has now been accepted to the Workshop13 6th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition of Traditional Realism in Ware, MA.
It was on a waitlist - if other accepted entries couldn't make it for some reason, it would be selected. Now I can call off my Kind Hearts and Coronets operation.
Workshop13 Grand Hall
13 Church Street
Ware, MA 01082
Show Dates and Times:
September 28 to October 13, 2024
Fridays | 4 to 7 pm
Saturdays & Sundays | 1 to 4 pm
Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 28 | 1 to 4 pm
Awards, 3 pm
https://workshop13.org/calendar-event/northeast-fine-arts-exhibition-2/2024-09-28/
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Breakwater Afternoon will be part of the Workshop13 6th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition of Traditional Realism in Ware, MA.
Workshop13 Grand Hall
13 Church Street
Ware, MA 01082
Show Dates and Times:
September 28 to October 13, 2024
Fridays | 4 to 7 pm
Saturdays & Sundays | 1 to 4 pm
Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 28 | 1 to 4 pm
Awards, 3 pm
https://workshop13.org/calendar-event/northeast-fine-arts-exhibition-2/2024-09-28/
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Rail Road Crossing
I had about 30 minutes during which I did a pencil sketch, then messed around with it at home. The X shaped sign reminded me of James Gurney's analysis of the Rembrandt windmill and putting light against dark, dark against light, light against light, and dark against dark; so I tried to get something like that going. I ended up getting more into the overall flow of light, with the RR signal acting as a kind of photonic antenna or Van de Graaff generator.
Monday, August 26, 2024
Breakwater, Morning; Breakwater, Afternoon
The same subject painted from opposite sides in the morning and afternoon. I just realized, it kind of reminds me of the Sphinx, who asked that riddle about who walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening. I'll have to go back and do an evening version.