oil paintings by
Gretchen Matta

                                                                                   

 

About me

 My name is Gretchen Matta, I am an artist living in Arizona.  As a self taught artist, I continually research the techniques used by my favorite Old Masters. But I am also fascinated by some of the great painters of today. Being an artist is all I ever wanted to do. I do not have a degree in art and have never taken classes, but I am very passionate about creating art, it is what I was born to do.

   In addition to being an artist I am also a wife and mother of two boys. I am fortunate enough to have my own studio next to my house with fantastic views of the Superstition mountains and Sonoran desert. 

  Rather than be labeled into a specific segment of art, I enjoy many styles of creation for my work.  Some of the artists that have inspired me include John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart, Peter Paul Rubens,  Michelangelo, Jacques-Louis David,  and  Vincent Van Gogh's fantastic use of color. 

Gretchen Matta