LYN MATTHEW, ARTIST

Lyn Matthew creates acrylic paintings on canvas. She is known for her simplicity of style and vivid color. Her work is in collections throughout the country. Visit her blog to find out what she is painting and where she finds her inspiration.

www.lynmatthew.com

Artist Statement

My paintings are all about storytelling. I begin with a sketch or photograph of a figure, a tree, or something that interests me. I paint the outline of that sketch and then I throw the sketch aside.

I begin to brush paint on the canvas and the painting evolves as I create a story about the scene. Both the story and the composition evolve at the same time.

As I paint layer upon layer the story deepens inside each layer of paint. I do not always know the outcome of the finished painting when I take the first brush stroke.

I love the mystery of the story evolving on the canvas!