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Slightly cropped version and detail of one of my portraits of Gabriel, oil on linen, life size. . . . . #ateliermatthewjamescollins #matthewjamescollins #oilpainting #sightsizemethod #lifesize #fromlife #arte #kunst #ritratti #artstarsmag #instart #curator #fineartconnoisseurmagazine #igerfirenze (at Piazzale Donatello) https://www.instagram.com/p/BskqdmXgtVp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ojj0vbjriv2e
Slightly cropped version of Troubadour, oil on linen, 80cm x 100cm. . . . . . #ateliermatthewjamescollins #matthewjamescollins #fineart #arte #kunst #sightsizemethod #lifesize #fromlife #oilpainting #troubadour #artstarsmag #instart #igersfirenze (at Piazzale Donatello) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsgH8FLABmX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=159umejtzl3op
Cropped view of Boreas. With the diffusion of images on social media the importance of scale is lost. The life size portrait has the capacity to break down the invisible wall between art and life. A visceral monumentality with a greater power to communicate with the viewer is created. . . . #ateliermatthewjamescollins #matthewjamescollins #fineart #arte #kunst #ritrattisucommissione #sightsizemethed #lifesize #fromlife #bamthegram #instart #igersfirenze #oilpainting #boreas #creativeuprising #artstarsmag (at Piazzale Donatello) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYmla5Az23/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ooiesr1zm06w
Detail from “Swan.” Really looking forward to getting back into the studio. Lots@of ideas to pursue. . . . #ateliermatthewjamescollins #matthewjamescollins #fineart #oilpainting #lifesize #fromlife #swan #sightsizemethod #bamthegram #artforsaleonline #instart #igersfirenze (at Piazzale Donatello) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsQiC6PgpGB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fdy0rst8s381
I would like to thank everyone who has followed, liked and supported my work in 2018. A lot of changes and developments have occurred and I am looking forward to all the possibilities and promise that the New Year will offer. A passion for art and beauty drives me to research, experiment and create. “Beauty will save the world” Dostoevsky from his novel The Idiot. . . . . #happynewyear #gratitude #matthewjamescollins #ateliiermatthewjamescollins #art #selfportrait #eyeonthefuture #oilpainting (at Piazzale Donatello) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsDe4udg3F5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rl1ztfmft5ra
Reverence, oil on linen, 50cm x 70cm. . . . #ateliermatthewjamescollins #matthewjamescollins #oilpainting #arte #kunst #fineart #sightsizemethod #lifesize #fromlife #bamthegram #instart #curator #artcollector #artforsaleonline (at Piazzale Donatello) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br2JIoHATCW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14gyyqiky22p7
A portrait of my eternal muse the beautiful and talented @celestegiampietrocollins The painting is from a while back but she hasn’t changed one bit! Please excuse the distortion of the photo as I had to take it from an angle to eliminate the glare. . . . #ateliermatthewjamescollins #matthewjamescollins #oilpainting #fineart #arte #kunst #mymuse #sightsizemethod #lifesize #fromlife #curator #fineartconnoisseur #instaportrait #igersfirenze (at Florence, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brmwe31g6wh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qd8iknfzhgyl
The unspoken interaction between the viewer and a work of art becomes even more visceral with a life size portrait. Psychological bridges built across time and space transport the us into an aesthetic world where the aspirations and emotional state of the subject are created in color, value and marks. Detail from “Rebel,” pastel on paper mounted on linen, 50cm x 70cm. . . . #ateliermatthewjamescollins #matthewjamescollins #pastel #fineart #arte #pastello #pastelpainting #sightsizemethod #lifesize #fromlife #portraiture #igersfirenze #instart #rebel #curator #artcollector #dustpainting (at Piazzale Donatello) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brccmj6Avh9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r2qaguwr6hy7
