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 Matthew Innis's Profile |
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Fine Artist |
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| Age: | 36 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | HIGH BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY |
| Country: |  United States |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Zodiac: |  Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18) |
| Last Login: | Nov 19, 2007 (285 days back) |
About Me |
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After attending a university art school, where I was almost entierly self-taught in the practices of drawing and painting, I went on to enjoy a commercial career in the arts. I created bookcover art for several publishers in NYC, art for several collectible card gaming companies, CD covers, and interior book art. I also sculpted action figures and accessories for toy companies, and created costume prototypes for several toy lines. After leaving the commercial field, I have concentrated on portraiture and fine art. Since college, I have had the opportunity to study and grow under some very talented artists and teachers. I was very lucky to have had the illustrators Daniel Horne and Eric Peterson act as my mentors early on, for without them, I don't think I would have experienced much success at all in illustration. Dan is the "larger than life'" type like N.C. Wyeth, who lives his paintings, and tries to pour his love into them. Eric is the "artist's artist" whose knowledge of art, art making, and the world in general, is phenomenal. I thank them for every thing they gave to me. Other artists with whom I was fortunate to have studied include Anthony Ryder, Juan Martinez, Jeremy Lipking, and Marvin Mattelson. All of them have been great teachers and inspirations, but I thank Marvin most of all for the recent growth I have seen in my own art. His ability to communicate his knowledge of painting to students is, in my mind, unsurpassed. Currently, I live and work in New Jersey, just a few short miles from where I grew up. My beautiful wife of nearly thirteen years, Jennifer, and I recently had our first child, Kieran Noah. We share our crowded house with two cocker spaniels, and a quantity of cats so obscene, that most therapists would have us immediately committed if they were to know the true number. Cheers! |
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My Interests |
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| Art, reading, hiking, music, animals, and my family | |
I'd like to meet:Artists, primarily realist figure painters, and the muses from whom they draw inspiration. A century ago, the word "art" was synonymous with "skill." I hope to meet fellow artists, no matter the genre or style, who continually practice and study, whose work is constantly growing and improving, and who are never fully satisfied with their last painting or sculpture. In other words, I want to meet others out there who believe that it is increased skill and technical prowess that enable them to create art that truly communicates with their audience. To me, creating art without technique, is like reading the dictionary and looking for a plot. |
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Music:My tastes are eclectic: I listen to almost everything. Currently, I'm listening to Belle and Sebastian, Death Cab for Cutie, Neko Case, Dar Williams, Sondheim, Cat Stevens, and Michael Bublé, to name a few. |
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Movies:The Mission, V for Vendetta, Henry V, Rob Roy, The Usual Suspects, Memento, Better Off Dead, Murder by Death |
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Television:Monk, Psych, CSI, House, Family Guy, Coupling, Jonathan Creek, Medium, Mystery!, The Night Stalker (Darren McGavin), Scrubs |
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Books:Creative Illustration (Loomis), Figure Drawing for all it's Worth (Loomis), Rockwell on Rockwell, The Painter in Oil (Parkhurst), Alla Prima (Schmid) |
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Heroes:John William Waterhouse, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, William Bouguereau, Frank Dicksee, Herbert Draper, Maxfield Parrish, Norman Rockwell, John Singer Sargent, Edmund Blair-Leighton, Alphonse Mucha, NC Wyeth, Saul Tepper, Howard Pyle, Jean Leon Gerome, William Logsdail, Jules Bastien-LePage, Philip DeLazslo, Lord Leighton... |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Smoker: | No |
| Drinker: | No |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | College graduate |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Bring the JW Waterhouse Exhibit to America! |
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| The upcoming Waterhouse retrospective was scheduled to come to America in 2009, but the museum which planned on hosting the exhibit has cancelled. Despite the efforts of the show's curators, no other... Posted by Matthew Innis on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:57:00 PST |
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What's your favorite tube of paint? |
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| What is your favorite color of tubed, oil paint? Mine is a tube of Old Holland Cobalt Turquoise. It was the first tube of paint I purchased that cost more than $20. I had drooled over it for a whil... Posted by Matthew Innis on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:42:00 PST |
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Plein Air Paintings (mostly unfinished) |
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| ... Posted by Matthew Innis on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:28:00 PST |
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More old illustrations |
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| ... Posted by Matthew Innis on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:35:00 PST |
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Figure painting from life |
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| ... Posted by Matthew Innis on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:20:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Nicole, Jeremy Lipking, Jacob, Donato Giancola, Dan, Aaron Westerberg, Tony Pro Fine Art, Mary Jane Ansell, S1ippery Ee1, Tony DiTerlizzi, Wittfooth, Dan Schultz, Kris Lewis, Carl Bork, Cadwallader, Source Code Studios, adam, RIC FRANE - ARTIST, Shaun Downey, Ben Kwok, Nikolai, Jason de Graaf, Nicholas Coleman, Jonathan Levit, Zoe Lacchei, Aaron Coberly, ISE, Sherman, Dirk Dzimirsky, silvia, David C. Hancock, FRANKE, Zachari, WoodCharmer, Ella, Jenny Harmon-Scott, Matt Abraxas, Michael, GrayDecay artwork, Dancho, Eric Wallis, Hugo Silva, Luke Saunders, Lukacs, Ruslana Eisenschmidt-Manson, k i m, Chuck Wadey, Jeff Preston, K Cavender, Robberto, Angie, Julia Jeffrey, Clinton, Aaron R, William
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