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Artist working with visual mediums to explore human expression and the human experience. Subscribe to my art newsletter via http://eepurl.com/i16GFo for a chance to win a free drawing for every 50 subscribers!

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matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · 2d

Self-Portrait (2025)
12 x 9 inches
Giclée on paper / digital painting
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #painting #artist #portrait #selfportrait

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · 8d

Male motion matrix (2025)
12 x 12 inches
Giclée on paper / Digital drawing
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #malefigure #figurativeart

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · 16d

A young man, seated (2025)
14 x 11 inches
Charcoal on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #portrait #maleportraits #contemporaryart

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · 19d

A man and a shadow (2025)
14 x 11 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #penonpaper #inkonpaper

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · 19d

Contentment (2025)
12 x 9 inches
Watercolor on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #painting #contentment #expression

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Oct 5

Self portrait of the artist’s left hand covered in paint (2025)
17 x 14 inches
Oil pastel on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #contemporaryart #oilpastel #pastelpainting #hand #humanism

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Oct 4

Four Palms (2025)
17 x 14 inches
Oil pastel on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #oilpastel #pastelpainting #contemporaryart #beach #palmtrees

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 23

John nude, reclining (2025)
7 x 10 inches
Charcoal on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #malenude #portrait #charcoalart #contemporaryart

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 21

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (2025)
16 x 16 inches
Digital painting
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #painting #digitalart #art #artist #desert #surrealism

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 20

Cole’s story (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #inkonpaper #drawing #penonpaper #portrait #contemporaryart

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 16

Three quick studies into human motion and balance without reference.
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#MatthewPlaza #art #anatomy #motion #balance #artist #drawings #digitaldrawings

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 13

Shelley Duvall (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Charcoal on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #portrait #popart #charcoalportrait #hollywood #theshining #shelleyduvall #film #cinema #art #artist #horror #horrorart

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 9

Some times it’s not about doing things quickly, but about being patient and present.
14 x 11 inches
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #charcoalart #portrait

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 8

A woman reclining and reflecting (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #drawing #inkonpaper #figurativeart #contemporaryart #artist

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 8

Aphrodite (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #drawing #inkonpaper #artist #contemporarydrawing #contemporaryart #aphrodite

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 6

Study of the foreside of a horse (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #equestrianart #horse #anatomicalstudy #artist #mixedmedia

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 5

As God as my Witness (2025)
24 x 18 inches
Oil on canvas
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #vivienleigh #art #painting #portrait #oilportrait #cinema #noir #gonewiththewind

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 5

Cole does his homework on the beach (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #painting #drawing #lifeart #lifeartist #portrait #beach

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 3

Quinton (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #portrait #contemporaryart

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 2

Young girl holding a bird (2025)
14 x 11 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Art by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #painting #mixedmedia #drawing #contemporaryart

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 1

Boy with a mullet (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #mixedmedia #painting #markerart #artist #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #portrait

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Sep 1

Saint Sebastian (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Art by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #markerart #painting #sketch #drawing #contemporaryart #artist #mixedmedia

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Aug 29

Good things come to those who are patient…
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#MatthewPlaza #artist #art #portrait #painting #oilpainting

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Aug 27

A shell on the patio table (2025)
11 x 17 inches
Black and blue ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #drawing #art #artist #contemporaryart #seashell #ocean #sea #contemporaryartist #lifedrawing #stilllife

matthewplaza.bsky.social @matthewplaza.bsky.social · Aug 26

New room, same me. Moved to California but still unboxing my paints, so here’s a digital sketch of what I look at when I wake up! 😆
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #digitalart #digitaldrawing #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist