Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Matthew's earliest memories were of drawing characters from TV shows on Xerox paper that his dad brought home from work. Quickly becoming known amongst his peers for his artistic talent, Matthew spent his childhood pursuing ambitious art projects. As a teenager, Matthew's creative ambition collided with his knack for technology, leading him to dabble in computer graphics and web development. After launching a successful freelance computer graphics business in high school, Matthew seemed destined to spend his career at the intersection of art and technology.

As an art major in college, Matthew was introduced to the age-old techniques of oil painting, which stood in stark contrast to the technical skills of computer graphics he was already familiar with. The organic, emotive, and humanistic qualities of figurative painting resonated with Matthew in ways he never imagined. Despite launching a career in web design after college, painting remained a lifelong passion for Matthew, providing a welcomed respite from the ever-increasing technical demands of his profession.

While recovering from COVID-19 during the pandemic, Matthew refocused his painting efforts and started seriously exploring his identity as an artist. The recent rise of disinformation and AI-generated content in society convinced Matthew of the importance of expressing the human condition through honest, hand-made art. The works of old-world masters like Caravaggio, as well as contemporary realists like Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, and Richard Estes, have inspired Matthew's search for a figurative style that speaks to 21st-century human issues. Through carefully constructed scenes, vibrant colors, and cinematic lighting, Matthew explores how figures engaged in the mundane activities of daily life can offer unintentional clues to the innermost workings of the human psyche.