A finished piece hanging out with the cart:
Firmly Planted in Resilience
Graphite Pencil and Oil Paint on Paper
60x40” in 2025
A big thanks to anyone who took a look at my work this year and especially those who spoke with me about them. Also a shout out to my apple box and mini scaffold (thanks @dizzyshine ) which made creating these big ones so much easier. More on the way…
#morelittlelines #drawing #figurativearts #documentingcontemporaryhumans
#graphitepencil #oilpaint #alternativeanatomy
Scale Check and a Zoom In.
For a few years the drawings have been growing in scale. The big pieces were at a 4 and 5 foot level but this new one hits the 6 foot mark. #strathmorepaper #oilpaint #graphite #sundaysessions #documentingcontemporaryhumans #figurativeart #skewedanatomy
Making some copies available for
mailorder. $22 + shipping.
Send me a message if interested.
Will gladly ship anywhere in the world.
Signed Edition of 50
Double Figure Flow / 2025
44 pages, full color, 6x9”
This was made to accompany my show currently up at @lagoon.ny until Dec. 2nd. They also have copies available in the shop if you are able to stop by.
The book is a small Exhibition Catalog + Lookbook for a series of drawings made in exploration of wearable art. It plays around with flat forms as accessories and the book features 6 local artist modeling the drawing series.
#drawing #figurativeart #flowingforms
#selfpublishedbook #absurdfashion #wearableart #proofofconcept
✍️ Next Thursday, 10/2! 🥂Art show opening party for @shutterslime at Lagoon✨
Double Figure Flow ~ A drawing exhibition and book release touching on bodies engaged in state change and transmutation by Matthew Brennan 💥
6pm - 8pm
🎨
My work is currently showing at The Medici Museum for ZODIAC: The Mysterious Power of the Creative. It was a real treat to recently attend the artist reception and meet so many of the other dynamic artists involved. This inaugural exhibition of the Feuerman Sculpture Foundation offers such an interesting range of styles and forms. Big thanks to all the organizers. @medicimuseum.art is located in Warren, Ohio. This region is Shawnee and Delaware Lenape Tribe land. The show is up for a while in case you find yourself over there. #drawing #artisticanatomy #internalarchitecture #meetingnewfriends #carolefeuermansculpturefoundation #medicimuseumofart
Getting back to this one after a few weeks away on other projects. It’s a slightly cropped photo of a 30x40” drawing. All the different figures come from both live and photo reference. That central, crawling figure comes from a great pose from @ensorcelme during a marathon to raise money for 🇵🇸. All the models donated their time to raise as much as possible. Endless thanks for their power and drive. #createtocreatetohelp #worldwidefiguredrawingnetwork #contemporarydrawing #figurativeart #workinprogress #anatomy #pencil #power
I am very happy to be included in the Manifest International Drawing 15 book. Recently released, this edition has a ton of stunning work, by a wide survey of artists, all exploring contemporary drawing.
You can find hardcover copies at
/nda/inda15/
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@manifestgallery has run a non profit and gallery space out of Cincinnati for over 20 years.
#drawingbooks #figurativeart #manifestgallery
A small drawing.
Roughly 6x9” with a 4H pencil.
While home sick last week, I finally got attend one of the online figure drawing sessions of the great @olja.oljalifemodel providing some dynamic hands and expressive flow.
The form came from a few poses and the hatching grew from there.
#worldwidefiguredrawingnetwork #documentingcontemporaryhumans #paperandpencil #figurativeart #anatomy #drawing #crosshatching
Scale Stuff:
Over the past few years, my figures have been growing to life size or slightly bigger. The motions become more believable and the viewer has a direct read on something that mirrors real life.
#figurativeart #talkingscale #documentingcontemporaryhumans #graphite #oilpaint #turpenoid #artisticanatomy #drawing
Some feet from a few years ago, detail shot . Looking back to help me look forward on one of my current, in progress, pieces.
#toenails #drawing #revisiting #documentingcontemporaryhuman #figurativeart #graphite #oilpaint
*slightly cropped*
The Search for the Other Side of Self.
graphite pencil and oil paint on paper, 40x30”, 2023.
-reaching behind, digging deep, the twists and turns it takes for self understanding.
- working with the great @_catarina_moita was a real treat. This worldwide drawing community continues to be an inspiration to me. And creative communication between cultures and countries is so important these days.
#figurativeart #documentingmodernhumans #anatomy #artisticbodyarchitecture #graphitepencils #oilpaint #contemporarydrawing
