Matty Whitcomb

Artist + Matty Whitcomb

Born and raised in the 1000 Islands region of New York State, my family lived in a log cabin that was built from the land on which it stood, accessed by a dirt farm road beyond the power lines. This cabin is a living sculpture with a soul of its own. The house was lit by oil lamps and the water was brought in by bucket from a hand pump outside. My family held to an ideal – an adventure – that required a perseverance like nothing I’ve seen since; especially during those long Upstate NY winters. What I saw growing up has inspired and fueled my own sense of adventure that has lasted until this day.

My time growing up was spent studying and drawing the things I loved and found fascinating. I would muse over all my interests; and draw pictures of them constantly. At a young age I showed a natural artistic ability that has always been a part of me, and it has come out throughout all of my passions and interests my entire life.

But most of my life I have taken my artistic ability for granted, especially when I was younger. Drawing came naturally to me so it was always secondary to what my real interest was. It was a way to study something, not something to be studied. Nonetheless I would constantly attempt to capture my interpretation of my subjects in drawings the best I could, sometimes over and over.

These drawings got me into Architecture School. Growing up alongside my father on many building and construction projects, I had also developed a firm understanding of how things work and how things come together. Eventually I learned that designing and creating across all mediums comes from a similar place in your mind, and will come out through anything and everything you do, especially if it is a part of who you are.

Then I heard the call to adventure - the music scene in New Orleans is like no other. Playing guitar is no different to me than painting on a canvas. I was lucky to have done it every day for over a decade. I found myself onstage at many of New Orleans’ festivals and venues in many different ensembles. I played nightly and toured all over the country. I wrote songs and created art constantly from album art to merchandise, and loved every minute of it.

At some point or another we all find ourselves back to where we started. Sometimes it’s a geographical location, sometimes it’s a place in our mind, sometimes it’s both. What I’ve realized is that all along this way I have been creating art nonstop. Now more than ever I feel comfortable with who I am, and however things turn out will be perfectly acceptable to me. Now I paint my interests because I love to paint and my subjects of fascination. It’s who I have always been, but it took a little while getting there.

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Saegan Swanson Painting
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Saegan Swanson
persimmons on a blue tile
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Painting
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Song Trails
Nicole Ockmond Painting
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Nicole Ockmond
Untitled 002
Gabrielle Tolliver Painting
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Gabrielle Tolliver
The Golden Boat
Lee Morais Painting
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Lee Morais
Blue Roots 1
Emma Fick Painting
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Emma Fick
Reflections 3
Antonio Ferachi Painting
PLAQUEMINE
Antonio Ferachi
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
Terrance Strikes a Pose on Lafitte Street
Drew Cooke Mixed Media / Painting
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Drew Cooke
"Birds of a Feather: Cockatoo"
Stephanie Reed Painting
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Stephanie Reed
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Caroline Youngblood Painting
MONROE
Caroline Youngblood
Ceramic Vanity Tray
Emily Lovejoy Painting
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Emily Lovejoy
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
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MILAGROS Collective
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Lorin Vieira Painting
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"Jacob's Ladder (Marie Laveau Visits Her Tomb)"
John Turner Painting
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John Turner
Infinite Sadness
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Jeremy Paten
Saint of Lost Causes
Sean Randall Painting
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Sean Randall
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Margaux Hymel Art by Gaux Gaux
Painting
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Margaux Hymel
Court Light/Dusk Light
Ben Hamburger Painting
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Ben Hamburger
A Magical St. Charles Day
Camille Barnes Visionary Design LLC
Painting
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Camille Barnes
Kindred Spirits
Ron Smith Painting
SHREVEPORT
Ron Smith
Find Yourself There
Maggie Jones Boudreaux Painting
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Maggie Jones Boudreaux
You Denied My Existence - James Baldwin
Jason Van Pelt Painting
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Jason Van Pelt
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
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George Dolgy
PIGGY BACK
Roz LeCompte Painting
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Roz LeCompte
"Mia"
Brett Henderson Painting
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Brett Henderson
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Adam Sambola Painting
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Adam Sambola
I am an Island, custom framed
Josie Azuma Painting
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Josie Azuma
seen
Jessica Strahan JHand Paints
Painting
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Jessica Strahan
TRANS/GAZA/SYSTEMIC/WOKE
David Lang Painting
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David Lang
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Hayley Roussel Painting
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Hayley Roussel
Portals to Anywhere
Katie Yaquinto Painting
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Katie Yaquinto
Encounter
Malak Morgan Painting
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Malak Morgan
Bring Back Louisiana
Leah Morace Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Leah Morace
Edison
Brent Houzenga Painting
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Brent Houzenga
Gator Hunters
Cassidy Breaux Painting
Cassidy Breaux
Tylor and His Dog Lemon
Paige DeVries Painting
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Paige DeVries
Waiter/Waitress
Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
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Alexandra Kilburn
Rhapsody 2
Sadako Lewis Painting
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Nelumbo
Danielle Keys Painting
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Danielle Keys
Angels of the savannah
Amzie Adams Painting
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I Wish I Knew
Catherine Walker Painting
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Catherine Walker
New Orleans Restaurant's
Connie Kittok Painting
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Connie Kittok
Sachet
Alanna Ali Painting
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Alanna Ali
Banana flower 2
Katie Kut Painting
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Katie Kut
Ego - Print
Shelby Little Painting
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Shelby Little
Magnolia Madame II
Rayne Bories Painting
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Rayne Bories
'You Know What the Ocean Is?' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
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Heather Bird Harris
Blown
Sean Clark Painting
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Sean Clark
Awaken I
Matt Litchliter Mixed Media / Painting
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Matt Litchliter
Louis Michot & Corey Ledet Throw Down
Max Bernardi Painting
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Max Bernardi
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
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Leroy Miranda Jr.
Off the porch
Patrick Henry Victory Arts
Painting
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Patrick Henry
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Street Parade II
Ayodele Owolabi Painting
JEFFERSON
Ayodele Owolabi
Don't Lose Sight
Kris Muntan Painting
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Kris Muntan
A Minute To Himself
Emre Karaoglu Painting
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Meditation #6
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Kristen Albrecht
Past Life
Jessie Chappuis Painting
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Jessie Chappuis
Delight
Natalie Acquistapace Painting
FOLSOM
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May 2024 Garden Blooms
Stephen Rooney Painting
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Stephen Rooney
When the River Can't Wait to Reach the Ocean
Kat Ryalls Painting
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Kat Ryalls
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
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Mary Singleton
French Quarter Stroll
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
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Lyla Clayre
Bayou Diminuendo
Emory Nolan Painting
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Emory Nolan
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Nancy Lassen Painting
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Nancy Lassen
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Painting
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Gabriel Flowers
Bring Back Louisiana
Vitus Shell Mixed Media / Painting
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Vitus Shell
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
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Rise Delmar Ochsner
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BE3K . Painting
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BE3K .
Days Like This II
Cierra English Painting
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Cierra English
Transfiguration in Blue
Kate R. Hanrahan Painting
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Kate R. Hanrahan
The Promise
Mary Scinto Painting
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Mary Scinto
Le Bon Temp Roule
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Nurhan Gokturk
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Lori Sperier Mixed Media / Painting
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Nightwork
Spencer Schulz Painting
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Spencer Schulz
I’ll Have Raspberries, Please.
Cathie Stuckey Painting
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Cathie Stuckey
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Painting
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Lucille Anderson
Orchestra
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Tony Hollums
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Jata Craighill Painting
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Jata Craighill
Swamp Creatures
Morgan Allain Painting
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Morgan Allain
A New Idea
Carolyn Busenlener Painting
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"Trapped"
RANNIE HOWARD Painting
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RANNIE HOWARD
"Three Visions of a Secret" homage to Jaco and Toots
George McClements Painting
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George McClements
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
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Daryl D. Johnson
La Mer
Charissa Owens Painting
ALEXANDRIA
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Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
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Devin De Wulf
Emotional Fury #2
Donald Fontenot Painting
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Donald Fontenot
Masked Bricks
Queen Hope Parker Queen Hope Poetic Art
Painting
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Queen Hope Parker
Bubbles at Brunch - Fine Art PRINT
Kristy Oustalet Duke Painting
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Kristy Oustalet Duke
Serenity
Anne McLeod Painting
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Anne McLeod
Plated Oyster
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
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Sarah Nelson
Wild Ferns, No 1
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
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Rebecca Birtel Madura
Flowers from my Daughter - Print
Nancy Rowe Painting
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Nancy Rowe
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Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
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Ember Soberman
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne Blenker
Wet Bread
Thomas Deaton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Thomas Deaton
Bring Back Louisiana
Vergie Banks Painting
LAFAYETTE
Vergie Banks
Dr. John
Toné Lowe Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Toné Lowe
Ritual
Virginia Candler Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Virginia Candler
Temperatures Rising #17
claire gowdy Painting
BATON ROUGE, LA
claire gowdy
Ghost Ship
Charles Hoffacker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Charles Hoffacker
The Steppers (Step x Step)
Ceaux . Ceaux Artwork
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ceaux .
My people were fair and had sky in their hair
Johnny King Painting
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Johnny King
Rain
Tony Nozero Painting
BYWATER
Tony Nozero
Day Dreaming
Debbie Boyd Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Debbie Boyd
The Neighborhood
Ella Albrecht Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ella Albrecht
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