untitled (#1 / 9 points series)
2013_02_11
graphite on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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… when the sky’s the limit - you’ve got to stay focused…
untitled (#1 / 9 points series)
2013_02_11
graphite on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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… when the sky’s the limit - you’ve got to stay focused…
untitled (#1)
2012_12_20
oil pastel on manila tagboard
18” x 12” (45.7 x 30.5)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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- get back to letting it happen -
untitled (#2)
2012_12_20
oil pastel on manila tagboard
18” x 12” (45.7 x 30.5)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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untitled (#3)
2012_12_20
oil pastel on manila tagboard
18” x 12” (45.7 x 30.5)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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untitled, shimmer
2013_02
charcoal and graphite on tagboard
24” x 36” (60.96 x 91.44)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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(not enough time / make more time)
untitled (forms)
2013_03_25
graphite on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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untitled (pyramid #1)
2013_03_10
graphite on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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untitled (two forms)
2013_03_06
graphite on manila tagboard
35 3/4” x 24” (90.8 x 61)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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…just about, yet not quite…
untitled (6” arranged squares rendered by chance)
2013_03_05
graphite on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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… in hopes of finding “something proper…”
PS: Thank-you all for your notes and encouragement. I enjoy seeing / sharing the flow across the dashboard. A happy Friday: celebrating a little milestone of just over 200 posts and over 100,000 followers - thanks and enjoy… More to come.
untitled (arranged squares rendered by chance)
2013_03_02
graphite on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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…something appealing to me about this process - following a prescription…
untitled (r, y, b, b, w) b, random
2013_02_18
oil pastel on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
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a study of rules, parameters set in place and then executed…
untitled (r, y, b, b, w) a, ordered
2013_02_18
oil pastel on manila tagboard
24” x 35 3/4” (61 x 90.8)cm
Matt Niebuhr
West Branch Studio
www.mattniebuhr.com
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a study of color / pattern / offset repetition of a predetermined ordered application…
A collection of drawings exploring the material qualities of graphite, ink, ink washes, acrylics and oil pastels... A small sample of drawing investigations of different approaches to various subject content (not necessarily forming a narrative nor relating to each other in subject matter). These drawings represent a range of attempts at realistic depiction of form and formlessness... the simple line...
You can see a selection of my work at www.mattniebuhr.com
Matt Niebuhr is an artist living and working in West Branch, Iowa. My studio "West Branch Studio" was established in the summer of 2012.
These and other works are available for purchase online, or simply contact me for more information via email: niebuhr.matt [at] gmail.com