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

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

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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! 😆. #MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #digitalart #digitaldrawing #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist

What is God but a rose (2015).Poem and typewritten word art by yours truly…. #MatthewPlaza #Michael #faith #god #poem #typewriting #artist #poetry #wordart #rose

Two hands in ecstasy (2025).14 x 17 inches.Charcoal and walnut ink on paper.Artwork by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #charcoaldrawing #art #inkonpaper #mixedmedia #anatomy #hand #humanistart #artist

Nick remembers his childhood (2025) - SOLD.17 x 14 inches.Graphite on paper.Artwork by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #drawing #pencilonpaper #portrait #art #artist #nostalgia #expressionism #lifedrawing

For in this rose contained was.Heaven and earth in little space,.Res miranda. Thornless Rose (2025).10 x 7 inches.Ink on paper.Artwork by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #drawing #rose #roses #floralart #inkonpaper #penandink #blackandwhiteart #artist #flower

I’ve been planning this painting for a long time and I’m finally getting it down on canvas. I’m so happy with how the imprimatura layer is going!. #MatthewPlaza #art #oilpainting #girl #lilies #artist #contemporaryart #pastoralart

Finally done with all parts of the process on this commission that will not be seen in the final work. Using a process is so important for being able to attain visual accuracy!. #MatthewPlaza #art #oilpainting #portrait #artist

Work in progress.28 x 22 inches.Oil on canvas. #MatthewPlaza #artist #painting #art #contemporaryart #portrait #oilpainting

Felt some Brigitte Bardot sass… 😄 #MatthewPlaza #art #drawing #charcoal #portrait #artist

Painted on the beach during my last trip to California. Two children seated at Del Mar Beach, a cloudy day (2025).9 x 12 inches.Watercolor and charcoal on paper.Original artwork by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #art #painting #mixedmedia #charcoal #watercolor #artist #beach

When the subject is under an influence and falls asleep, I capture the essence of things as they are. Under an influence and Napping (2025).20 x 20 inches.Acrylic on canvas.Original handmade artwork by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #painting #expressionism #art #artist

Grabbing Hand (2025).10 x 8 inches.Ink and charcoal on paper.Original handmade artwork by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #drawing #art #mixedmedia #charcoalart #painting #artist #hand #anatomystudy

I drank to forget the edge,.but woke.on the other side of it. The Hangover (2025).8 x 10 inches.Acrylic on canvas.Original handmade artwork by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #art #painting #expressionistart #hangover #intoxication #psychology #expressionism

Man’s nature is split between two natural polarities. The one that creates and the one that is self-annihilation. This drawing was a reflection on Oskar Schindler. Man of the Night (2025).Charcoal on paper.7 x 7 inches. #MatthewPlaza #art #drawing #painting #charcoaldrawing

As Dylan Thomas once said, “Do not go gentle into that good night”. Study of a Man’s Face in Three-Quarter Profile (2025) SOLD.10 x 7 inches.Charcoal on paper .#MatthewPlaza #drawing #art #anatomy #artist #contemporaryart #study #maleportrait

“I am Lazarus, come from the dead,.Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all—”. Poppies in the rocks (2025).14 x 11 inches.Oil pastel on paper.Original art by Matthew Plaza. #MatthewPlaza #art #painting #drawing #oilpastels #artist #life #nature #flowers #floralart

I might have exaggerated Liz Taylor’s hair ever so slightly in this charcoal portrait. 😅. #MatthewPlaza #artist #charcoaldrawing #drawing #portrait #elizabethtaylor #liztaylor

I may have just stayed up all night painting again… #MatthewPlaza #artist #painter #oilpainting #art #contemporaryart #figurativeart #humanism