In May of this year, regular readers of this column were introduced to a dynamic Dieppe painter who was very excited at the prospect or raising thousands of dollars for cancer research by utilizing his amazing talent. Read the full article by Terry Parker from the Times & Transcript by clicking HERE Thanks ! Matt

So there’s 77 days left in the campaign.  That’s about 2 months and a half of pure fun !!! I’m getting really excited about the Art for Life gala that will be held on September 24.  I will post more details in the upcoming weeks so keep an eye on this blog to get the [...]

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams. Og Mandino, author I had a [...]

I can smell two things this morning and it’s not my feet. I can smell the milestone of 100 completed paintings.  I’m only 17 paintings away from reaching it.   I can also smell $10,000 raised for the cause, which I will reach when I collect another $2,575.  That’s a huge motivation for me right now. [...]

Day 85 today.  I apologies for my lack of blogging.  My last post was almost two weeks ago.   I actually enjoy blogging and would love to do it everyday but I’m missing one key ingredient; time.  I also felt a little bit under the weather last week so this was the last thing on my [...]

Well it’s been a long and rough week for me but I made it to Friday.  My Lakers are in the finals as well and they won the first game last night so it’s a good start to the weekend.   I wanted to post a quick update about the campaign.   If you’re from the Saint [...]

By day I’m an agency account director and an abstract artist by night. My day job consists of managing multi million dollar advertising campaigns and I constantly discuss online marketing strategies with my clients. The online world was turned upside down a few years ago with the introduction of Social Media. The Social Media bandwagon [...]

I’m very sad today, I’m also very angry. Mostly, I’m motivated now more than ever to complete my campaign.  We lost a good friend to cancer this week.  She was my wife’s good friend and the mother of our son’s best friend.  Cancer has no heart, no feelings.  It’s extremely hard to stay positive in [...]

The best part of having my work area incorporated into my studio is the ability to show my clients how I work.  People always wonder what type of tools and material are necessary to create my original paintings. English Version Version Française 59 completed.  38 sold.  $4,800 raised.

The sun is shining and the weekend is near.   It’s day 58 today and I have 51 pieces completed, which makes me 7 days behind.  No worries, it’s a long weekend coming up and I have already many new pieces started, which I hope to finish up by Monday.  In a way, I hope that [...]