LIC Arts Open Launch Party!
An exciting celebration of the thriving arts community in Long Island City, Queens. NYC’s fastest growing creative community is celebrating its artistic diversity with a weeklong festival.
The 8th Annual LIC ARTS OPEN FESTIVAL
Festival Dates: Wednesday, May 16th – Sunday, May 20th, 2018
Open Studios Dates/Times: Saturday, May 19th – Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 12 – 6pm
An exciting celebration of the thriving arts community in Long Island City, Queens. NYC’s fastest growing creative community is celebrating its artistic diversity with a weeklong festival. The festival is open to the public and features myriad cultural activities and events, many of them FREE!
My many thanks to the LIC Artists for showcasing my painting Mia in the promotional materials for this event.
As always, I would be grateful for any feedback you might have. Thank you!
Matt Cauley
May 16, 2018
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Over 20 New Paintings Added
Hello everyone –
I have spent the past year focusing increasingly on my painting creations, experimenting with two new painting series. Water and Raw Sienna.
Water is vital for life. Water is in continuous motion. Water cycles through evaporation, condensation, precipitation. Water heals. Water… erodes. Water is an experimental series of paintings. The human narrative is still there, but the subjects are now interconnected with this additional elemental force. As paint is applied to the canvas, the water will deteriorate that same paint and wash it away. Colors bleed, the subjects are obscured, and the water brings an extension of emotion. As with all my works, I ask the viewer to bring their own interpretation to each painting, and create a new and unique story each time the work is viewed.
The Raw Sienna series has no determined boundary. What happened outside of the canvas is equally as important as what is depicted within. The viewer is engaged to bring their own thoughts on environment and setting and to the painting. Each viewer will supply their own narrative to the works, whether viewing an individual painting or the implied interaction between works on display.
There are also a few new Big Heads and Miscellaneous paintings added in as well. In total, 24 new paintings have now been added to the site, and can be viewed in the Paintings galleries.
As always, I would be grateful for any feedback you might have. Thank you!
Matt Cauley
May 25, 2015
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NEW “BIG HEADS” PAINTINGS ADDED
Hello, everyone!
Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to continue my painting studies under the tutelage of master painter John Parks. It had been some time since I was able to focus on my Big Heads painting series, and I was eager to revisit the series.
What resulted was a series of 11 large scale paintings, created over the course of 3 months. Tonight I am unveiling four of the works: Judy, Cesar, Hanna, and Brett. The others will be gradually rolled out over the next few weeks, and work on new portraits shall begin later this year.
You can see the full Big Heads series by clicking HERE.
Your kind words and encouragement mean a lot to me. As always, I would be grateful for any feedback you might have.
Matt Cauley
July 23, 2012
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AMERICAN ARTIST: WATERCOLOR MAGAZINE STEP BY STEP ARTICLE
Hello, everyone!
In early 2011, AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE approached me, asking if I might be interested in writing an acrylic portrait demo for their magazine. I was only to happy to oblige and thrilled at the opportunity.
As always, I would be grateful for any feedback you might have!
CORA W. (6TH GRADE) INTERVIEWS MATT CAULEY
Back in Summer 2010, I was approached by a former co-worker of mine, with whom I’d remained good friends.
Her daughter Cora had been given the assignment to write a paper on any artist, and after discussing a bunch of possible candidates to focus on, she eventually chose ME to be her subject. Neat!
I was only too happy to assist and was able to meet the family one summer day around lunchtime. We discussed all sorts of art-related topics before brainstorming the interview. I can’t express how heart-warming the whole experience was, but I’ll let Cora take it from here.
Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for an AMAZING interpretation of my Khadi painting, crafted by Cora herself. Simply wonderful!
Dear Matt,
Thank you for being the subject of my art project. Here is a list of the elements I need to discuss in my paper:
In “Khadi” and “Lulu” how did you use
Lines
Shapes
Color
Texture
Overlapping
Composition
Perspective
Value
Shading
Patterns
I don’t have to include all of these for each piece. But if you could let me know which ones you used, how and why that would be great. Can you also tell me a little bit about your career and artistic style.
Thank you again. I’ll see you tomorrow when my mom brings me to the city.
From, Cora W
And here is presented the report…
NEW PAINTING: NATALYA
Hey everyone –
Well, maybe “new” isn’t quite the right word. I painted this a year ago, and have been holding it back while I worked on additional paintings. That said, it’s been long overdue to get this painting out there.
The Big Heads portrait series focuses on capturing a moment in time for any particular subject. As I work with the model, I want them to feel as if they are in mid-conversation with me, but have become momentarily distracted by something *just* out of the corner of their eye. The more their focus shifts to some random spot on the wall, the more their imagination then takes over. A relaxed concentration takes over, and their face conveys an appearance of daydream wonder. It is this moment I try to capture on canvas.
The settings are sparse, with the face conveying the bulk of the story. In the end, I hope the viewer brings their own interpretation to each painting, creating a new and unique story each time the work is viewed.
Natalya was a model I had worked with at the School of Visual Arts while taking John Parks’ Portraiture class. She was a definite character: bohemian in appearance, and both goofy and witty in personality. Yet, when it came time to model, she had her pose with dignity and grace. A joy to work with.
Check out the latest piece, located in the BIG HEADS Paintings Gallery. As always, I would be grateful for any feedback you might have!
Matt Cauley
February 13, 2010
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