LIGHT ARISES IN THE DARKNESS:
A Journal of Comfort, Encouragement, and Inspiration
New 16″ x 20″ Acrylic Portrait of Three Children
I just finished a 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas portrait of three beautiful children, a commissioned project. I’d like to show that to you. Here is a video showing how I started the portrait… If you are looking to have a portrait done, contact me. I’d love to do that for you. Have a blessed day, Matt Share Your Thoughts! If you have any comments or questions about what I wrote, please leave me your feedback below! I will personally get back to you. Can you help me spread the word? Please share this post with your family and friends by using the social media links on the side or below. Thank... read more
Live Portrait Drawing in the Park
Yesterday, I did a live portrait drawing on commission out by Phoenix Park, in Eau Claire. I met with some people last year when I was doing portraits, but we weren’t able to connect for an actual drawing. So we set up a time and met at the gazebo right by the footbridge. I figured, that way if it rained, we would have plenty of cover. It was a bit cool, and it looked like it could rain, but we had no problems whatsoever. I really enjoyed drawing a portrait of these three girls live. It keeps my drawing skills fresh. It’s one thing to draw from a photo, but to draw a moving three dimensional person from life is another thing entirely. It usually takes me about 15 minutes per person, so about 45 minutes for a drawing of three people on one piece of paper. The clients were spending the day with their grandchildren, and now they have something tangible to capture the memory! Here is what they wrote about it after the event… “Thanks for the drawings of our granddaughters today. It was a very special experience! We’ll definitely share this experience with our friends. Best of luck always,” Kind regards, Mari and Keith Krenz If you would like a portrait drawn, just let me know. I truly enjoy doing it, and it would be a wonderful way to capture a memory. Have a blessed day, Matt Share Your Thoughts! If you have any comments or questions about what I wrote, please leave me your feedback below! I will personally get back to you. Can you... read more
New Children’s Book Illustration Project–Chapter 1
I am doing more illustration work for author Karen Meyer. She’s writing a new children’s book about two boys, a ranch, some horses and a lot of adventure, titled The Young Man From India. This is the third book I am illustrating for her, and there is a fourth! She and her husband are wonderful people. My family and I personally met them and stayed at their house for a couple days, during Spring Break. Here is the illustration for Chapter 1, along with the actual story I’m endeavoring to bring alive. It’s a pencil on paper illustration, 5.5″ x 7.” Chapter One – It’s a Boy! Spencer ran into the house. “Mom! Mom! Where are You?” “You must be very excited. You just ran right past me. What is it, Spencer?” “Mom, it’s a boy!” “Oh, did Connie have her baby? A little boy. You’ll have to teach him how to ride and to love horses as much as you do.” “No, mom. An older boy, like me, moved onto the ranch next to ours. I saw the truck and the horse trailer.” “How do you know from such a distance that it’s a boy and not a girl that moved in?” “Mom, really. I saw him ride. No girl could ride the way he did. He must be like me because he couldn’t wait to take his horse out onto the ranch. He might have a sister. Or his mother is a very short woman.” “I think you’re looking at things from too far away. Why don’t you take Red and ride over. Introduce yourself. Ask if they want... read more
New Book Cover Illustration
Here is a book I Illustrated for Aneko Press, a Christian book publisher from Abbotsford, Wis. It’s about a missionary who was kidnapped by guerilla soldiers while serving in Columbia. Later, they release him, and he returns to help them work out a peace solution between rival military forces vying for control within the impoverished countryside. The painting is an approximately 9″ x 12″, acrylic on illustration board. Here is the final cover layout for the book. It is available at Aneko Press. Rescue the Captors 2 Have a blessed day, Share Your Thoughts! If you have any comments or questions about what I wrote, please leave me your feedback below at the very bottom of the page! I will personally get back to you. Can you help me spread the word? Please share this post with your family and friends by using the social media links on the side or at the bottom of this page. Thank... read more![[Light Arises in the Darkness] Chapter 2, Part 2: Where Will You Go?](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmcS4LjgQxeWr51j5TRzL2j34skw7VbYFzH7jrfPWe6Wge/depression-2912404_960_720.jpg)
[Light Arises in the Darkness] Chapter 2, Part 2: Where Will You Go?
When your world is caving in…when you’re at the end of your rope…WHERE will you go to find relief from the pain? That’s what I’m talking about today. In my last post, I shared with you the first part of the second chapter for my book I’m currently writing, Light Arises in the Darkness: How to Go Through Suffering and Experience Incredible Joy.We discussed why it is so important to acknowledge your suffering, and how that can pave the way for you to “stop the bleeding” and experience a true sense of peace and joy. Okay, so you’re feeling the pain, and you’re not hiding it anymore. Now what? Let’s talk about that. Light Arises in the Darkness How to Go Through Suffering and Experience Incredible Joy Copyright 2017 by Matt Philleo. All rights reserved. (To help you navigate through the book. I’ll be including links below to various posts…) CONTENTS Introduction Why is there Suffering Part 1 Part 2 Acknowledging Your Suffering Part 1 Suffering Caused by Financial Problems Suffering Caused by Health Problems Suffering Caused by Loss Problems Suffering Caused by Relationship Problems Suffering Caused by Internal Problems Seeking the Lord in Your Suffering Responding to His Presence and Encouragement Becoming an Encourager “”Where do you run for help? When you are in trouble, what is your first instinct? Do you run to others or to God? Is it usually the counsel of another rather than the counsel found in waiting upon God in prayer? Why is this the way it is? Why do we run to man before we run to God?”- Kay Arthur Where will you go?... read more
About Me
Hi, I’m Matt Philleo. I create artwork to comfort, encourage, and inspire. For those who are discouraged, brokenhearted and experiencing loss, my artwork has special meaning, often by guiding them to the One who can bring true peace and lasting joy.
I’ve been doing art on commission and exhibition on a part-time basis since 1991, and exclusively full-time since 2013. Currently, I live in Eau Claire, WI with my wife and three children.
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