Mostly oil sketches from life.

[Gpozzo]

Loving your work, i had a nice time looking through the thread, i'll be glad to see more

[mattlinz]

Van Douglas - Thanks for the comment! I'm sorry but I don't have any personal resources on oil painting. I would suggest taking a workshop from an artist who's work you admire. Workshops are a great way to get your feet wet with oils and you'll hopefully come away inspired to paint. Try checking out the Scottsdale Artist School for a place to take a workshop. In the end best advise I can give is paint as much as you can from life.

Mane - Thanks!

Gpozzo - Thanks for checking out my work!

Here's a 12"x12" oil.

[Reactor4]

Ok, Matt. Where can we buy the DVD?

[mattlinz]

Reactor4 - Hahaha! No plans to make a DVD. But I'm glad it sounds like I'd have at least one buyer if I did.

Here's some new stuff. The two female figures are 18"x 24". And the standing male nude is a 2 hour 16"x 20" sketch from one of the artist groups I paint with.

[Kolbenito]

Excellent work, enjoyed every page of it. /jelly

[TomDeVis]

simply amazing and inspiring

[mburrell]

Always fun to check out this thread.

[mattlinz]

Kolbenito - Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to comment!

TomDeVis - Your way to kind! Thanks for the comment!

mburrell - Thanks! I hope you continue to stop by to check out my new work!

A new studio painting and a 2 hr oil sketch.

[AlexanderTheDecent]

Solid work. How did you learn to do these?

[mattlinz]

AlexanderTheDecent - Thanks for the comment! I spend a lot of my time painting from life. That's really the only way to develop your skills.


This is a 2 hour sketch from today's life painting session.

[kevinwueste]

Matt - I really like your (for lack of a better descriptor) internal color palette.. v. eye pleasing!!

-kevin

[mattlinz]

Kevinwueste- Thanks Kevin! I love the work you've been posting on your blog!

Happy Holidays!

[Marian Rowling]

Brilliant, me things Matt.

[Izbrunz]

Oh man, thread is officially awesome now(Yoda :o!). Excellent work :p enjoy the Holidays.

[ja1307]

Got to love the Christmas Yoda great work would make a great Christmas Card

[ClassicalGIRL]

Ooooohhhh WoWwwww --your work -just so very beautiful! .... Loads n Loads....the last painting ,so cute as -I love thee Yoda !!!! May the paint force be with you !!! :/))))

[mattlinz]

Marian Rowling - Thank you!

Izbrunz - Thanks! Happy Holidays to you too!

ja1307 - Thanks! That's my Christmas card for this year.

ClassicalGIRL - Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad to hear you like the Yoda! It was a fun painting to do.

Here's a new one. 16"x20" oil.

[mattlinz]

[araethusa]

Wow. I love everything about your paintings, especially the skin tones and brush strokes. I subscribed to your blog with Google Reader (which, to the chagrin of many, is going down in July). Cheers!

[Midnight Zodiac]

I just browsed this whole thread and I really enjoy you posting your progress and life as an artist. Truly inspirational.

[mattlinz]

araethusa - Thanks for subscribing to my blog! It means a lot to have your support!

Midnight Zodiac - Thank you!

Here's a new studio painting.

[bjoern3000]

Always enjoying your updates!

How about getting more into detail?

[mattlinz]

bjoern3000 - Thanks! I used to paint very detailed with acrylic paints years ago. I felt that I wasn't growing as an artist and needed to try a different approach - so I began working with oils and more from life. The quick sketches I began doing with the oils helped me move into a looser approach with my studio paintings. I don't think I would go back to the detailed work.

This is a 11"x14" oil.

[sytrex]

Very inspiring Thank you for sharing