Matt Schu
@mattschu.bsky.social
Artist & children’s book illustrator. Drawing pictures in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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4 of my drawings on coasters for Nucleus Portland’s 10th annual “Salut!” group show which opens tomorrow
June 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
4 of my drawings on coasters for Nucleus Portland’s 10th annual “Salut!” group show which opens tomorrow
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I just learned that my picture book, CUT!: HOW LOTTE REINIGER AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS REVOLUTIONIZED ANIMATION, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social, is a nominee for the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Awards program! What an honor!
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@marthamihalick.bsky.social
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@marthamihalick.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I just learned that my picture book, CUT!: HOW LOTTE REINIGER AND A PAIR OF SCISSORS REVOLUTIONIZED ANIMATION, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social, is a nominee for the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Awards program! What an honor!
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@marthamihalick.bsky.social
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@marthamihalick.bsky.social
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THE TONTINE CAPER by @diannesalerni.bsky.social; illus. by @mattschu.bsky.social (Holiday) www.hbook.com/story/2025-s... #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #Intermediate #MiddleGrade
May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
THE TONTINE CAPER by @diannesalerni.bsky.social; illus. by @mattschu.bsky.social (Holiday) www.hbook.com/story/2025-s... #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #Intermediate #MiddleGrade
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"Is it dead?” a kid asks…
I’ve heard this question many times from kids on field trips to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History where it was my task to answer them.
Today, this book, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social and published by Little Bee, hopes to honor their question honestly.
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I’ve heard this question many times from kids on field trips to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History where it was my task to answer them.
Today, this book, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social and published by Little Bee, hopes to honor their question honestly.
🐋
April 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Is it dead?” a kid asks…
I’ve heard this question many times from kids on field trips to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History where it was my task to answer them.
Today, this book, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social and published by Little Bee, hopes to honor their question honestly.
🐋
I’ve heard this question many times from kids on field trips to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History where it was my task to answer them.
Today, this book, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social and published by Little Bee, hopes to honor their question honestly.
🐋
30x40” oil on canvas from my 2023 show with @nucleushouse.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
30x40” oil on canvas from my 2023 show with @nucleushouse.bsky.social
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Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Backyard
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 11 in. x 14 in.
Frame Size: 11.5 in. x 14.5 in. x 1.625 in.
Title: Backyard
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 11 in. x 14 in.
Frame Size: 11.5 in. x 14.5 in. x 1.625 in.
February 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Backyard
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 11 in. x 14 in.
Frame Size: 11.5 in. x 14.5 in. x 1.625 in.
Title: Backyard
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 11 in. x 14 in.
Frame Size: 11.5 in. x 14.5 in. x 1.625 in.
3.5x5.5” ink, watercolor, & gouache in Moleskine pocket watercolor notebook.
February 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
3.5x5.5” ink, watercolor, & gouache in Moleskine pocket watercolor notebook.
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If you are looking for a delightful #NF #KidLit #Poetry read-aloud, take a look at STAR AND THE MAESTRO by Thor Hanson, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social about an unlikely pair of musical collaborators. www.10000birds.com/star-and-the...
STAR AND THE MAESTRO: A KidLit Bird Book Review
In 1784, while walking in Vienna, Mozart heard something that stopped him in his tracks. It was his own melody—but it was coming from a pet store. The source of the music was a starling. In their nonf...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If you are looking for a delightful #NF #KidLit #Poetry read-aloud, take a look at STAR AND THE MAESTRO by Thor Hanson, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social about an unlikely pair of musical collaborators. www.10000birds.com/star-and-the...
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Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 3
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625
Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 3
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625
February 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 3
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625
Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 3
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625
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As I woke up to find it on all the usual sites, I thought I'd share the cover for THE CHRONICLES OF VIKTOR VALENTINE: WHAT LURKS IN THE SHADOWS! (Hitting stores 10/7!)
February 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As I woke up to find it on all the usual sites, I thought I'd share the cover for THE CHRONICLES OF VIKTOR VALENTINE: WHAT LURKS IN THE SHADOWS! (Hitting stores 10/7!)
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Thanks to @thehornbook.bsky.social for this scrumptious review of THE TONTINE CAPER! 🎉🎈
In celebration, I am sharing one of the hilarious illustrations by @mattschu.bsky.social. The book releases on April 22!
@smorgridge.bsky.social
In celebration, I am sharing one of the hilarious illustrations by @mattschu.bsky.social. The book releases on April 22!
@smorgridge.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Thanks to @thehornbook.bsky.social for this scrumptious review of THE TONTINE CAPER! 🎉🎈
In celebration, I am sharing one of the hilarious illustrations by @mattschu.bsky.social. The book releases on April 22!
@smorgridge.bsky.social
In celebration, I am sharing one of the hilarious illustrations by @mattschu.bsky.social. The book releases on April 22!
@smorgridge.bsky.social
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Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 2
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625 in.
Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 2
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625 in.
February 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 2
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625 in.
Artist: Matt Schu @mattschu.bsky.social
Title: Tree House on Hill 2
Medium: Ink and Acrylic Gouache on Paper
Art Size: 8 in. x 10 in.
Frame Size: 8.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 1.625 in.
5x7” each, ink & acrylic gouache
January 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
5x7” each, ink & acrylic gouache
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THE TONTINE CAPER is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! Woo Hoo! Looking forward to putting this book, with illustrations by @mattschu.bsky.social, into the hands of readers young and not-so-young this spring!
What would YOU do for $150k?
What would YOU do for $150k?
January 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
THE TONTINE CAPER is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! Woo Hoo! Looking forward to putting this book, with illustrations by @mattschu.bsky.social, into the hands of readers young and not-so-young this spring!
What would YOU do for $150k?
What would YOU do for $150k?
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Delighted to reveal the cover for my 4/22 release, THE TONTINE CAPER, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social! It's a comedy mystery for MG readers set in a crummy inn on a mountain in the Poconos in 1900. Shenanigans ensue when $150k is at stake for the last surviving member of a tontine.
January 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Delighted to reveal the cover for my 4/22 release, THE TONTINE CAPER, illustrated by @mattschu.bsky.social! It's a comedy mystery for MG readers set in a crummy inn on a mountain in the Poconos in 1900. Shenanigans ensue when $150k is at stake for the last surviving member of a tontine.
Drawings for Nucleus House gallery’s current group show. 5x7” ink & acrylic on paper.
December 22, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Drawings for Nucleus House gallery’s current group show. 5x7” ink & acrylic on paper.
“Starlight.” 8x10” ink & acrylic
December 11, 2024 at 4:32 AM
“Starlight.” 8x10” ink & acrylic
8x10” ink & acrylic on paper
December 7, 2024 at 10:58 PM
8x10” ink & acrylic on paper
Sketches with ink and watercolor
February 15, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Sketches with ink and watercolor