A while back, I posed a question on Instagram asking whether other artists prefer to tweeze out random brush hairs from their paintings or just allow them to exist as part of the painting process.  Results were split between those that like a perfect surface and those that just live and let live.

UK artist Matthew Stone falls into the former category, his process involves photoshopping our imperfections of his paintings on glass, then printing the resulting digital images on wood panels, mirror, and acrylic.

 

Like my social media followers, I’m a bit split.  I love a wonderfully perfect surface but at the same time I like the idea of allowing the entire process to show, even the imperfections.  It’s a bit like the way we live our lives, isn’t it?  Do we let others in on the little errors and missteps or do we present a perfectly rendered facade, only allowing those closest to us to see the blemishes?

To see more of Matthew Stone‘s work, please visit his website.

All images are via the artist’s website.