LIFE | Alberobello Light festival For my fourth Alberobello Light festival. Alberto and I were invited for two nights of painting a condensed history of Rock music in the piazza. From Elvis, The Beachboys, The Beatles, Rolling Stones to the Sex Pistols and the Blues Brothers. We rocked the Trulli. I was thrilled to see […]

“Village without name” – Colobraro My first invite came from a town in the south of Italy in the province of Basilicata that since the 1600s has been considered so “unlucky” that the neighbouring villages won’t even pronounce its name. Children were given an amulet with magic herbs at birth to protect them. It would […]

It was a great pleasure to illustrate and design the poster for Return to Spoon River. It’s a film by Francesco Conversano and Nene Grignaffini based on Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters and produced by Movie Movie and RAI Cinema production. I have included here the final poster and original art, fingerpainted on […]

The player 1Originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins This is a character study for my friend Don Toporowski’s upcoming book on the world of proffessional poker. Don is a ranked player and a clever writer. Check out his amusing poker blog.

Envy Originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins Fingerpainted on my iPhone w brushes.

I remember the good old days Originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins Fingerpainted in brushes b2 on my iPhone over an old drawing.

Fork Originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins Fingerpainted on my iPhone after lunch in brushes after a great salad.

Tre trulli al crepuscolo Originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins Fingerpainted in brushes beta2 on my iPhone.

The hare Originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins Fingerpainted on my iPhone in brushes beta2 v3

Olive tree branch by wall Originally uploaded by Matthew Watkins fingerpainted on my iphone with brushes