Portraits to Comfort, Encourage and Inspire

realistic acrylic portrait children walking in woods

"Picking up the Mantle" 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas, by artist Matt Philleo

"Rebuilding the Broken, 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas, depicting Nehemiah rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, an illustration by artist Matt Philleo for a book by Russell Stendal, published by Aneko Press, 2018

"Bethel Mural: The Gospel from Genesis to Revelation", by Dave Mattison and Matt Philleo, 2013, panel 2

"Bethel Mural: The Gospel from Genesis to Revelation", by artists Dave Mattison and Matt Philleo, 2013, panel 2, detail

"Victory in Surrender" 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas, by Matt Philleo.

Portraits to Comfort, Encourage and Inspire

Hi, I’m Matt Philleo. Since 1991, I have been creating detailed, realistic pencil drawings and acrylic paintings on commission and exhibition.

My goal is, through beautiful and emotive art, to bring comfort, encouragement, and inspiration, especially to the discouraged and brokenhearted, so they can experience true and lasting peace.

Please contact me if you have any questions and visit my blog posts to see my most current work. If you’d like to be added to my personal and confidential email list, sign up right here.

To learn more about my custom portraits, visit TraditionStudio.com, my official commissioned artwork page

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14″ x 17″

Pencil on Paper

UPCOMING SHOWS:

11th Annual Artisans Showcase–Merrill, WI. February 9, 2019 | 12-4:30PM (More info)
Realistic Acrylic Portraits: A Two-Day Worskshop. March 12-13, 10:30AM-3:30PM (More info)

Here’s the Latest From My Blog…

[Light Arises in the Darkness] Chapter 2, Part 1: Acknowledging Your Suffering

by Matt Philleo | Jan 18, 2018 | Light Arises in the Darkness

Acknowledging your suffering is the first step to being healed of the pain. It’s amazing, though, how often we want to skip this step. That’s what I’m going to talk about in today’s post… In my last post, I shared with you the last part of the first chapter for my book I’m currently writing, Light Arises in the Darkness: How to Go Through Suffering and Experience Incredible Joy. Again, I plan on making this a full-length printed book with illustrations, and I want to share it here with you first. “Faith to Rise” 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas by Matt Philleo In the previous post, we discussed “What is the Purpose of Suffering?”Today, I’m going to talk about 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. I’m not talking about a cliche phrase on a greeting card. I’m talking about something real and something deep. Something lasting. Even if this kind of peace and joy dissipates, you’ll have a well that you can always run to and refill. I invite you to become a part of my Reader’s Review Group and I’ll let you know whenever I have a new section on the book written. Also, you will receive a discount on the actual book when it’s published. Click here and Join today! 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... read more

Original Painting of a Now-Non-Existent Building

by Matt Philleo | Dec 30, 2017 | How to Paint Instruction, Tips for Artists

Here is a painting I did of a building in my town that is now no longer there. I title this “The Original Upland,” (24″ x 30″, acrylic on hardboard) because it used to be the home of Upland Distributing, Inc. a vacuum and filtration sales and service company where I used to work years ago, as a traveling service technician. While I worked there I built up a relationship with my boss, the owner. Since I knew the building was slated to be demolished soon, and the owner would have to move his business into another building after being there for nearly 20 years, I thought a painting would be an encouragement to him. It would help keep the memories alive. It was something I felt God wanted me to do to bless him, and I waited for a while, but when I knew that demolition was imminent, I got out my camera and took some pictures. Maybe I’m a newbie at camera lenses, or I just tried to do the best I could with my small digital camera, but backed up by the buildings on the other side of the street, I couldn’t get the angle I wanted for image. So I took a few images and “frankensteined” them together on Photoshop, using the warp and perspective tool to change the angle of the building to match the photos seamed together. Never mind the cut-up-half floating car! That won’t be in the actual painting! With this layout, I now had an image to paint! Here’s the... read more

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