Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Commission: Sequential steps

 Here is a commission I am wrapping up. The commissioner is Ellen and this is her daughter Lennie. Ellen has to be one of the best clients I have had the pleasure to work with. The photo's aren't great but you get the idea.





Lennie, 48 x 48, oil on canvas,  2013

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Vern Swanson's farewell


I had a great time doing an alla prima portrait of Vern Swanson this summer, to commemorate his retirement from the Springville Museum of Art after over 30 years. The other artists who participated were: Ryan Brown, Zach Proctor, Jeff Hein, Casey Childs, Brian Kershisnik, and Bruce Smith.

Portrait Workshop

My Demo
Our Portrait workshop in Helper, Utah, this summer was a big hit. The participants did some killer work and everybody had a good time.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

I was featured on FASO today....

 http://faso.com/fineartviews/44242/faso-featured-artists-artist-matthew-john-larson 
Springville Museum of Art 2012 Director's Award

"After the Party"                 48 x 60 Oil on Canvas     

I received the Director's Award this year at Springville, and they purchased the painting.