Matthew Mahler

12 year old Madison working on her clay self portrait.

Embellished monoprint, Verity, 4th grade

Just finished up developing these imaginary “river scape” paintings with 6th grade students. We discussed the importance of creating space in paintings and strategized ways to achieve this. You can see a few different approaches the individual artists took. 

Tomatoes, Jean-Li, age 13

I had 10 year old Lindsay paint a self portrait in the style of an artist of her choice. For this painting, she chose to paint herself into a Frida Kahlo self portrait. I love to see the way young artists make personal decisions, in this case, the color Lindsay painted her blouse. I also really love to see the way young artists solve problems. Lindsay’s rendering of the lace on collar of her blouse is particularly sweet. 

I generally believe it’s critical that artists learn to draw from observation before they can break the rules to make their own unique work. With that being said, future artists can be spotted through their intuitive use of mark, line and color.  Iris Still Life, Ruby, Grade3

Copy of van Gogh Self Portrait, Jean-Li, age 13

Experimental Painting, Nina, age 9

Self Portrait, Jean-Li, age 13

Expressive Oil Pastel Self Portraits, Grade 8

Excited to release this limited edition digital print entitled "D.I.Y." with Grove and Ceremony down in Dallas. Prints are affordable and look super tight. Check out their homepage to read the interview I did with them as well as the teaser video of my process. 

at Le tiny

" U S A #1 (ptsd)", 28" x 32", dye, acrylic, enamel on canvas, 2013 #USA #tiedye #matthewjmahlerdotcom

#happyhalloween #stairwell (at McPaper)

"Black Gold", 2013 #skull #foolsgold #matthewjmahlerdotcom

#ny #sunset #skyline (at Chelsea)