little BIG Paintings

07/24/2014

Hi followers, I've moved everything to a new page that showcases my artwork all together in one place. I hope you'll "like" and follow my new page to continue to see my latest works.

This page shows artwork and illustrations created by Matt Tames.

06/01/2014

05/27/2014

Retouch or final varnish on oil paintings, the how and why

05/27/2014

A-n finds 71% of contemporary visual artists received no fee for taking part in publicly funded exhibitions in last three years

05/23/2014

05/15/2014

The latest film from legendary British director Mike Leigh is a biopic of JMW Turner. The actor Timothy Spall was cast in the title role of the forthcoming Mr Turner, which charts the last 25 years of the visionary artist’s life.

05/14/2014

In this episode of Aaron's Art Tips, Aaron gives advice to you graduating art students out there that are getting ready to put together your portfolio for vi...

05/12/2014

I applied to be an "artist of the month" at the Firehouse Center for the Arts. They're choosing now for late 2014 & early 2015. The artists chosen will have about 15 of their original paintings on display exclusively for one month in the gallery.

05/11/2014

Some pictures from the recent artist reception at Newburyport Art Association. It was opening night of their spring juried show. My egret painting is part of the spring collection, which is on display through the end of the month.

05/06/2014

Kristina Carroll Filmed by: Scott Bakal © 2014 All Rights Reserved A short film with artist Kristina Carroll discussing her experiences and decisions prior…

04/15/2014

Great video on Plein Air!

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. -- These days just about everyone has a camera on their phone and capturing the world around us is pretty simple. In this edition of Roy's Folks, meet some people who take a bit...

04/10/2014

Great tutorial!

This video is about Drawing Head Phase I. In this phase you will explore basic head construction, and learn how to simplify the complex forms of the head thr...