I began moving ideas from theory to practice in my mid-twenties, press cutting and arranging recycled magazine scrap into visceral compositions; learning to balance error, fragmentation and layered forms. My present works merge from combinations of oil and ink paintings to pastel drawings; rooted in distorted figurations and otherworldly landscapes. I construct surfaces that shift between in sensibility and unconstrained flow, allowing subconscious gestures to guide the work. It’s a cycle of cathartic release, translating representations of duality and expression into improvisational pieces. Acknowledging the input/output effect, transcending darkness to light and the therapeutic value that comes with it, is the core factor in the motive to create. Painting has not only saved me from inferior roams of the past but has granted a more in-depth purpose to exist.
Matthew Brown
August 31, 1992
Based in Erie, Pennsylvania
Paintings
Original piece from 2026
Wax pastel, oil and black ink on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2020
India ink, wax pastel, marker and acrylic on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2026
Oil and black ink on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2026
Oil, black ink and marker on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2020
Ink, pastel and oil on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2025
Marker, pastel, oil and black ink on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
14” x 18”
Unframed
Original piece from 2026
Black ink, oil and wax pastel on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2026
Black ink on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2019
Black ink, oil and pastel on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2020
Marker, acrylic and black ink on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2026
Black ink, marker, oil and wax pastel on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2020
Acrylic, wax pastel and ink on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Original piece from 2020
Acrylic paint, wax pastel, black ink and marker on canvas (mounted to foam board)
Signed
16” x 20”
Unframed
Drawings
Original piece from 2024
Wax pastel, paint marker and etching needle on 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Original piece from 2026
Wax pastel, paint marker and etching needle on 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Original piece from 2024
Paint marker, wax pastel, pen and etching needle on 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Original piece from 2024
Micron pen, etching needle and wax pastel on 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Original piece from 2024
Pen, wax pastel and etching needle on 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Original piece from 2024
Wax pastel, etching needle and pen on glossy 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Original piece from 2026
Wax pastel and etching needle on 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Original piece from 2024
Wax pastel, paint marker and etching needle on 4” x 6” photo paper
Signed
5” x 7” Frame
Prints
8” x 10”
Full color print on cardstock
Limited edition of 33: Hand-signed and numbered
8” x 10”
Full color print on cardstock
Limited edition of 28: Hand-signed and numbered
11” x 14”
Full color print on cardstock
Limited edition of 24: Hand-signed and numbered
8” x 10”
Sepia tone print on cardstock
Limited edition of 28: Hand-signed and numbered
11” x 14”
Full color print on cardstock
Limited edition of 15: Hand-signed and numbered
11” x 14”
Full color print on cardstock
Limited edition of 18: Hand-signed and numbered
8” x 10”
Black & white print on cardstock
Limited edition of 23: Hand-signed and numbered
8” x 10”
Black & white print on cardstock
Limited edition of 32: Hand-signed and numbered