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Teach a man to fish
New artwork - 36x48 Acrylic

Matt
Mar 231 min read
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Latest Artwork
I had some time off recently and I picked up the brushes and got a new sheet of watercolor paper. The artwork titled "We'll cross that...

Matt
Jan 91 min read
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New holiday album for 2024
New holiday album for 2024

Matt
Oct 26, 20241 min read
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New Plein Air Video Posted
On March 14th I went out and worked on some Plein air work at the Colt Creek State Park. I filmed the adventure for my Plein Air Series...

Matt
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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7th studio album called Illuminating Love released
New studio album released...

Matt
Mar 22, 20241 min read
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Plein air series new adventure
On Thursday March 14th, I went to my favorite getaway, Colt Creek State Park. This was a one night camping trip focused on doing some...

Matt
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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New edition to the studio
A couple years back I built a table with an easel on top to use in my studio. It has been a workhorse, but has taken up too much room. I...

Matt
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Is there anyone OUT THERE
All about the OUT THERE project.

Matt
Sep 11, 20216 min read
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THE BIRTH AN ALBUM: Part 3: Picking the right songs
"I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down....

Matt
Jul 17, 20215 min read
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THE BIRTH AN ALBUM: Part 2: The evolution of a song
“I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook,...

Matt
Jun 29, 20214 min read
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THE BIRTH AN ALBUM: Part 1: The creation of a song
This year (2021) will be the 20th year that I have been making music. Well, in reality it's more like 17 years or so I've been making...

Matt
Jun 23, 20214 min read
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