Matthew Warren Lee

The front facade of the Charles Allis Art Museum Every two years Milwaukee hosts a survey of contemporary art from across Wisconsin and I am ecstatic to announce that I have been selected to participate in this year's exhibition. The show, entitled "Forward" (that's the state motto for all of you non-Wisconsinites), is held at the Charles Allis Art Museum on Milwaukee's East Side. This will be my first show held in an art museum. This years curator and judge, Brent Budsburg,

Dawn Torrent, Oil on Panel, 12 x 12 in., 2016 Compared to other recent projects this painting came together very rapidly, in just three sittings. I have wanted to paint a square landscape for some time but was for lack of subject until my sketchbook came to the rescue. These jagged mountains work well to stabilize the composition (squares are notoriously difficult) by creating an equilateral triangle in the center of the image. The flowing water and clouds additionally place

In a World Without Boats... II, Oil on Panel, 12 x 12 in., 2016 Just finished this 12 x 12 image of the moon that's been sitting idle all summer. My miniature paintings are usually heavily contained by their boards: 2 x 3's, 5 x 5's, etc. The idea here was to do one on a larger board and surround it with absence (usually the frame does this job). The title is a reference to Foucault's "Of Other Spaces." If you would like to read it you can do so here. This studio view allows

Rainspell (working title), Oil on Panel, 24 x 36 in., 2016 After about a month of work my new painting is complete. No title for this yet, just tentatively calling it Rainspell. For my practice this image is large, measuring 24 x 36 inches. I consider it a pendant to the 2015 picture Forward Forever and is a direct result of my time spent in Montana this summer where I was fortunate to witness a multitude of breathtaking storms. The final picture is meant to be read as a Wisc