Matt Snee's Blog, page 31

Painting — “Waiting For The Bus In The Rain.”

Mixed media on canvas-paper, 12×16. 

Painting — “Stations Of The Wave VII: How Hard Can Surfing Be?”

Mixed media on canvas-paper, 9×12. 

Special Delivery

Art Delivered To Your Door

My sister got her shipment of my paintings and sent me this photo. She said “they were packaged very well.” 

Painting — “Stations Of The Wave VI: Johnny Surfs The Evidence”

Mixed media on canvas-paper, 9×12.

Keanu Reeves is under there somewhere, I swear.

Painting — “Untamed Flame”

Pastels and markers on canvas-paper, 12×16

Stations of the Wave I-V

A Narrative Expressionist Experiment

I grew up Catholic. And in Catholicism they have something called “Stations Of The Cross,” which is a series of sequential, devotional images that depict the crucifixion of Christ. There are usually 12-14 images, depending on the brand of Catholicism — in the Phillipines, for instance, Catholics use a 12 image series, but the traditional Western version is usually 14. 

I don’t consider myself Christian, but I appreciate Christian art. 

As I’ve painted more and more, I’ve been thinking about telling stories with paintings, expressing narrative with color and line and shape, but without words. 

So I decided to do my own adaptation of the 90s hit movie “Point Break,” starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. I decided to tell the story of the movie in a series of images that capture significant moments in the plot, keeping the devotional mood. 

I have “finished” five images already. I’m kind of flying by the seat of my pants here, so I’m not sure what the total images will be. 

Stations of the Wave I: Johnny Utah Is Called From The Rain

Stations Of The Wave II: Johnny Is Bestowed With A Holy Mission

Stations Of The Wave III: Johnny Is Assisted In His Quest By A Wise Old Man

Stations Of The Wave IV: The Ex-Presidents Prey On The People

Stations Of The Wave V: Johnny Utah Just Can’t Let It Go

Painting — “Stations Of The Wave V: Johnny Utah Just Can’t Leave It Alone”

Mixed Media on canvas paper, 12×16

At first I thought giving him this facial expression was a mistake. Then I realized it wasn’t.

Painting — “Gregg Lays His Head Upon The Saloon Table”

Mixed media on canvas-paper, 12×16

Painting — “Stations Of The Wave IV: The Ex-Presidents Prey On The People”

Mixed Media on Canvas-Paper, 9×12

Well, this series certainly isn’t stylistically consistent. I think the guy on the right looks like Mitch McConnell.

Spider-Hulk In Progress

A Look Into What I’ve Been Up To

So, I’m doing another Spider-Hulk painting, and this time he’s battling Doctor Octo-Head. It’s going to be two 12×16 panels, because my printer can only print up to 13×19. I build the blueprint in photoshop, and then I paint it. Also pictured is the right panel printed out.