Lookout Basin:

Inspired by The Mystery Fleshpit, Fablehaven, SCP Foundation/Wanderers' Library, and various folklore stories, Lookout Basin National Park is a worldbuilding project where the world of Lookout Basin is explored through non-traditional storytelling methods. So far this has included:- Lookout Basin National Park Visitor's Guide Fall 2023 (Park memorabilia)
- [Basin 411] (Murder mystery interactive comic)
- Basin Brushwork (Point and click adventure game)Selected illustrations from the project are featured below.

Spiral:

Spiral is a collaborative worldbuilding project, originally created by Sebastian Garde in 2021. It is focused around the multiverse of Spiral, and tells the stories of its worlds through comics, books, tabletop campaigns, and more. I've joined Spiral as an illustrator, concept artist, game master, and writer. The latest published work is The Manteia, which is a travel guide exploring this multiverse. Other illustrations from this project are featured below.

Personal Works:

These are personal pieces I've created, primarily exploring my own life story or specific interests of mine without any specific worldbuilding attached. I enjoy using the metaphor of liminal spaces and the symbolism of roadtrips/travel to explore identity.

Commissioned/Class Works:

Work I've been commissioned to create, or class assignments meant to mimic client/editorial work.

Graphic Design:

I was project lead for a team of four working on the style guide for the Boys & Girls Club Sailing Program in Marina Del Rey. Here are select pages I did the design work for:

I worked as a student graphic designer for Foothill Community College. My responsibilities included both creating assets for clubs and student programs, but also additional materials that the school's Marketing Department could use for the school's events. Here are select projects from my year and a half working there:

Photography:

Personal Project Highlights, in which I enjoy capturing memories of places and moments in time:

Select projects from photographing events at Otis College of Art and Design, including work from their Fashion Department, guest speaker events, and student galleries:

I am both current and former volunteer administrator staff for two wonderful collaborative creative writing websites, The Wanderers' Library and the SCP Foundation Wiki respectively. When not helping with staff responsibilities, I enjoy contributing as an illustrator, writer, CSS designer, and poet. Here are some of my favorite works I've created for both websites.Works from both sites are licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Select pieces from The Wanderers' Library:
A collaborative creative writing website, with a focus on fantasy

TitleType of WorkDescription
Transient CollectionCollectionAnd together, we'll learn something new
Quiet, Uneventful AffairsShort StoryA child drowns at sea
Do Not Stop for HitchhikersShort StoryThe drowned child grows up
Pier 361Short StoryLet our dreams remain unsung
Haunted HallsCSS ThemeSupernatural feelings
BiopunkCSS ThemeTitan Clash
Sand DunesCSS ThemeTracks across the sand

Select pieces from The SCP Foundation:
A collaborative creative writing website, with a focus on sci-fi and horror

TitleType of WorkDescription
SerusComic CollaborationThere's thirty-six of us somewhere
The Eleven Fifty-NineShort Story CollaborationThe Train comes for us all
The Library Cries in Ultramarine BlueShort StoryDeath of the Library

You can call me Matthew!I'm a jack of all trades storyteller with an emphasis on digital illustration and community education. Based in California, many of my works are inspired by the folklore or the coastal environments that call the Golden State home. This means I paint a lot of landscapes, but I also enjoy painting anything from fantasy cities to portraits of people and animals.

My overall focus as an artist; however, is to tell stories that help cultivate environments where people feel free to explore and express who they are. The pursuit of truth - both in the fantastical limits of our own world, but also in that metaphor helping us find the hidden truths about ourselves - is what motivates my artistic practice as a whole. I would describe my art as falling under genres of non conventional storytelling methods or as a form of contemporary folklore, invoking a sense of wonder and that there is always more than meets the eye.I believe that storytelling is a part of what makes us human, and art is an incredible resource in making those stories more accessible. Most importantly though, by sharing our art and stories, it helps us find community and heal from our troubles in life. Whether it be through providing representation, inspiration to start creating, or simply entertainment, I find the most happiness when the stories I tell or the tools I give other people inspire them to start creating and experience the joys of storytelling too.

Higher resolution versions of my work, as well as my resume, are available upon request. You can contact me through any of the platforms below: