Redwood Lacey Bryant As in several other fables

As in several other fables by Aesop

I’ve set out to explore the erosion of memory as well as the little things that stay with us over a lifetime

the perspectives "blend" to create a sense of continuity from one work to the next

and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

which oscillates between sincerity and self-indulgent reticence

Redwood Lacey Bryant As in several other fablesDetails About 8 x 10 inches 2014 Oil on Vintage Book Matthew Robertson was born and raised in San Francisco and graduated from the Academy of Art University in 2012 with a BFA in illustration. He currently lives and works in Berkeley, California. Robertsons technical oil paintings are simultaneously chaotic and controlled as he masterfully weaves the two components into one canvas to intuitively explore the tenuous balance between real and abstract