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matthewplaza.bsky.social
@matthewplaza.bsky.social
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Artist working with visual mediums to explore human expression and the human experience.

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Apollo Belvedere (2025)
10 x 14 inches
Oil pastel on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #apollo #art #artist #oilpastelpainting #painting #classicalart #sculpture #mythology
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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The Fall of Icarus (2025)
10 x 10 inches
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #watercolor #painting #charcoaldrawing #mixedmedia #icarus #greekmythology
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Head of Jupiter (2025)
14 x 11 inches
Iron oxide on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #jupiter #god #classicalart #contemporaryart
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Self-Portrait (2025)
12 x 9 inches
Giclée on paper / digital painting
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #painting #artist #portrait #selfportrait
November 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Male motion matrix (2025)
12 x 12 inches
Giclée on paper / Digital drawing
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #malefigure #figurativeart
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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A young man, seated (2025)
14 x 11 inches
Charcoal on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #portrait #maleportraits #contemporaryart
October 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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A man and a shadow (2025)
14 x 11 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #penonpaper #inkonpaper
October 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Contentment (2025)
12 x 9 inches
Watercolor on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #painting #contentment #expression
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Self portrait of the artist’s left hand covered in paint (2025)
17 x 14 inches
Oil pastel on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #contemporaryart #oilpastel #pastelpainting #hand #humanism
October 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Four Palms (2025)
17 x 14 inches
Oil pastel on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #oilpastel #pastelpainting #contemporaryart #beach #palmtrees
October 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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John nude, reclining (2025)
7 x 10 inches
Charcoal on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #malenude #portrait #charcoalart #contemporaryart
September 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (2025)
16 x 16 inches
Digital painting
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #painting #digitalart #art #artist #desert #surrealism
September 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Cole’s story (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #inkonpaper #drawing #penonpaper #portrait #contemporaryart
September 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Three quick studies into human motion and balance without reference.
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#MatthewPlaza #art #anatomy #motion #balance #artist #drawings #digitaldrawings
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Shelley Duvall (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Charcoal on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #portrait #popart #charcoalportrait #hollywood #theshining #shelleyduvall #film #cinema #art #artist #horror #horrorart
September 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Some times it’s not about doing things quickly, but about being patient and present.
14 x 11 inches
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #charcoalart #portrait
September 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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A woman reclining and reflecting (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #drawing #inkonpaper #figurativeart #contemporaryart #artist
September 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Aphrodite (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #drawing #inkonpaper #artist #contemporarydrawing #contemporaryart #aphrodite
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Study of the foreside of a horse (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #equestrianart #horse #anatomicalstudy #artist #mixedmedia
September 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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As God as my Witness (2025)
24 x 18 inches
Oil on canvas
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #vivienleigh #art #painting #portrait #oilportrait #cinema #noir #gonewiththewind
September 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Cole does his homework on the beach (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #painting #drawing #lifeart #lifeartist #portrait #beach
September 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Quinton (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #drawing #portrait #contemporaryart
September 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Young girl holding a bird (2025)
14 x 11 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Art by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #artist #painting #mixedmedia #drawing #contemporaryart
September 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Boy with a mullet (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Artwork by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #mixedmedia #painting #markerart #artist #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #portrait
September 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Saint Sebastian (2025)
10 x 7 inches
Alcohol marker and ink on paper
Art by Matthew Plaza
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#MatthewPlaza #art #markerart #painting #sketch #drawing #contemporaryart #artist #mixedmedia
September 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM