Above are some of the unique items I'll have available at the Ward Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival this coming weekend in Ocean City!   I'll also have fine art prints and notecards available as well - Come see me!

Another interesting subject to emerge!

I like finding the interesting (and challenging) views of subjects to paint - and have had fun with this painting!  The dramatic background makes this duck pop - or lift - off the canvas!  

I may change the name of this picture, but this Canadian Goose really reminds me of a great conductor beginning a beautiful piece of music!  See the progression of the painting from start to finish!  Maestro if you please!

Excited to get started on more "Big Art" in the next few days.​

Sorry - didn't realize my post of this girl didn't get published!  
One of the only species of birds where the female is more brightly colored than the male!  We saw one of these gals in action on the Choptank River - spectacular!

Quite a few hours later, the Great Blue Heron emerges!  This painting is 24"x 48" Acrylic on Canvas, and was a lot of fun to complete!  
I am looking forward to painting some more large pictures - using the big brushes is a lot of fun.
​In the meantime, however, I've got a local fishing buddy I'm working on......stay tuned!

When I approach a new painting, I am fanatical about proportions - so much so that I will grid my subject to be sure I'm not going to end up with something out of whack.  
My background is then put in so I don't worry about having to  run it into my finished subject.  I always try to keep in mind the lights and darks in my background so my subject stands out when completed.
But the first thing I always paint on my subject is the eye - if the eye isn't alive, the painting won't be.
I'll post my finished painting shortly.....stay tuned!

I'f you're anything like me - you often think "life can't get any busier" - and just like me - you'd be wrong!  I am not complaining - a busy life is good - as long as you make time to slow down once in awhile.  I have been trying to make some time for artwork since my kiln is not operable right now, and you can see the results on my Prints page - my "Mighty Maryland Crab" is 12"x36" Acrylic on Canvas and is being offered in a Limited Edition of 200 prints.  The prints can be ordered in color or black and white, and are Giclee on Canvas ready to hang - so garner some Maryland pride and contact me for your print today!

How is it July already?  After checking in back in March, I painted a Dancing Crab paddle in April - seen above, and painted my Maryland Crab at the end of May - seen below.  My Maryland Crab is 12"x36" and has had great feedback on facebook through the MathewsBros site (aka my day job).  I'm working on getting a limited number of 12"x36" ready-to-hang canvas prints - in both color and black and white- that will be on sale for $350 plus shipping (unless you want to arrange pickup), so if you are interested, please email me at [email protected].  I'm working on getting the contact email changed here on Weebly - but haven't had much luck....I won't give up though!

Thanks for checking back in with me - I truly do appreciate your interest, and I promise to try to post more often!