On a hot Tuesday afternoon, at the end of this summer, Finley picked me up from work and we coasted down the 101 to Downtown LA. Driving to our first meeting with Matt, we guessed many things, how long it would be, would he be interested or brush us off as just another interview? What we could not have guessed was how wonderfully easy and beautiful a conversation we would have. Matt’s studio is large, with big windows to let all the natural light in, his two dogs lying on the cement floors. I noticed his tattooed arms and his quiet disposition that makes one immediately trust and like Matt. He is about the work, and he is ready to do it, but never at the end of anyone else's gun, he paints what he paints because it is what makes him happy, when it no longer does, you bet your ass that Matt will be somewhere doing something else. We certainly hope that day does not come soon… We hope you enjoy the images and words of our friend Matt.