Matt McLeod, known for his bold murals and vivid paintings, breathes life into the mundane across Central Arkansas using a signature approach he calls “energetic color.”
“I am most inspired to take a mundane image, something that I may have walked past several times a day, and transform it into something truly visually special,” Matt says.
“Dappled Ride,” on the cover this month, features cyclists gliding through a forest, filled with “energetic color,” which Matt captures by contrasting warm and cool tones.
“I believe we all share a common energy. We share a life force, an essence, a common spirituality,” Matt says. “I am most interested in trying to capture a visual sense of that energy with my paintings.”
Some of Matt’s 10 murals include “Beneath the Surface” on 6th and Main Street and “Where Care, Love and Hope Are Naturally Abundant” within Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
To see more of Matt’s work, visit artgrouparkansas.com.