Chickasha, Oklahoma Dec 1, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - Spontaneous Realism artist, Matthew R. Paden's brush dynamically captures the now iconic portrait of poet Amanda Gorman. The portrait entitled, "Brave, Inspiring Future" was painted with acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas measuring 24" x 24".

Paden is an award-winning contemporary abstract artist, art coach & blogger living in Oklahoma with his beautiful wife and daughter. Matt's larger-than-life pieces astonish in both private and public exhibits. 

Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer and cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where she studied Sociology. She has written for the New York Times and has three books forthcoming with Penguin Random House.

The portrait commissioned by a client in Oregon is for a private series entitled, "Inspired." which features other iconic portraits like Charlie Chaplin and Walt Disney. 

The artist states that with this series - 

"I observe and engage my subjects closely, looking beyond the obvious. It is necessary to visualize beyond the conspicuous in order to capture the unique personality."

Intrigued?

Discover more by visiting the artist's website at www.savvypalette.com. You can also follow him on Instagram @savvypalette