Heavily influenced by mid-century design (with a self-professed love of Charles and Ray Eames), it's easy to spot a painting by Portland, Oregon artist Matte Stephens. The muted colors. The cats in ties. The men with pipes. And the umbrellas. Lots of umbrellas. I've been a fan of Matte's blog for a few years now, and I eagerly await each new addition he makes to his stylized and whimsical world. What's more, I've enjoyed watching his work seep out into popular culture (most recently, in the background of ABC's Modern Family). Poke around on his site or his Flickr photostream. His work is also available for purchase here.
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Wow, I love his work! Thanks for enabling me! ;)
Posted by: Trude | March 10, 2011 at 03:57 PM
so great. i love his stuff!
Posted by: Webe | April 04, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Hey, I like this!! Great. THanks for showing us all.
Posted by: Andrea | April 08, 2011 at 02:13 AM
It's a great post! In all honesty, whenever I start having doubts about self-publishing I come here and gain the motivation to keep moving forward. Thanks.
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