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Category: Visual Art

emwe_art

My work is exploring symbols and making beautiful & interesting things. Digital art is energy in pixels. Enjoy the work magic🪄Elizabeth

Undone, but ! don’t care Markup on photo of tree Undone, but ! don’t care Markup on photo of tree bark. #emwe_art #symbolwork #abstractartist
‘Everything in capitalism comes down to sex’ Mar ‘Everything in capitalism comes down to sex’ Markup on photo of leaves. #emwe_art #calder #circles #abstractartists #capitalism
‘Curbing Chat’ Markup on photo of stick. I felt c ‘Curbing Chat’Markup on photo of stick. I felt compelled to photograph this because it expressed a gesture in shape of a figure with two feet inside a single large ballet slipper. The stick was in an awkward spot, stretching up to curb, and reminded me of curbing, the concept, and all the things we try to do “less” of. #phonemarkupart #symbolwork #emwe_art  #artist #curb
‘Oktoberfest Moon | Near Full Fest’ Markup Collage ‘Oktoberfest Moon | Near Full Fest’Markup Collage on photo.#wakefieldoktoberfest #phonemarkupart #emwe_art #moon #rhodeislandartist
‘The scene of the crime’ Markup on photo of pavem ‘The scene of the crime’Markup on photo of pavement, leaves and what looks a little like grey feathers in symmetry. I loved seeing these stripes of green, and I wondered what the grey flurry came from. It first looked to me like remnants of a bird that had been swept away after being unfeathered, but on close inspection, I find it even harder to explain.#bikepath #leaves #rhodeislandartist
Shallow | Ground | Clowning Markup on photo of ro Shallow | Ground | ClowningMarkup on photo of rock by EM Matteson#artist #fishpicture #naturephotography #artoftheday
“Stolen 8” Phone Markup on photo of tree bark tak “Stolen 8”Phone Markup on photo of tree bark taken in Kingston today. I didn’t realize until after the figure emerged that it references an artist I knew in the same physical location 30 years ago. The place brought the energy of this to the fore and my fingers drew on the image until my eyes felt it was complete.#uri #treebark #figure #artist @curtlarson_ooey_gooey
#FindingGone #SmallTown #FindingGone #SmallTown
‘Sidewalk horses brought to water’ Markup art by E ‘Sidewalk horses brought to water’Markup art by EM Matteson, October 2026This is a markup drawing on photo of sidewalk in my neighborhood. The textures were so dense and beautiful, I stopped to photograph this block of grays, taupes, rust and cement. It’s beautiful as is, and more images, color, and symbols emerged over time.#textures #sidewalk #emwe_art #symbols
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Creativity

an artist date: sketching with the masters

From April 25, the perfect date1. I’ve noticed recently how many of my favorite thinkers, artists, musicians, and philosophers spent/spend an good amount of time consuming literature, art…

May 1, 2025May 4, 2025 · 2 min read

Creativity

On The Cutting Room Floor

This piece is titled “The Cutting Room” which is sooo META Here’s the story: The artwork was “done” and I submitted photos for a gallery show (the tan…

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 · 2 min read

Mommess

Weaving as an act of wholeness

Do you have a way to engage in the things you loved doing as a child? How would you feel if you did? These last couple of months,…

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 · 2 min read

Oranges in the mythic waters. Art by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson featuring a scrolled canvas by Richard Fraenkel
Creativity

Mythic Oranges, Waters, and WWII

“Imagine That” Today’s art is in honor of an amazing painter and gentle man, Richard Fraenkel. He was my painting instructor in college. He told quiet stories. He…

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 · 3 min read

Birdie, markup art on photo by EMM Matteson
Body & Health

Nurse Maid Bird | Movie Mode

I shouldn’t be happy when my 15 year old daughter is home sick, but I am. I delight in getting to take care of her because there are…

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 · 3 min read

Creativity

Terms of Endearment – Acceptance

This is a Terms of Endearment (TOE) post. These are words that keep coming up that I find myself re-defining for my own relief, amusement, and insight. Acceptance…

January 31, 2025January 30, 2025 · 2 min read

Coaching

Take back the alphabet & re-write your life

How work with the most basic building blocks in order to elevate your communication. I’ve always seen the alphabet as a beautiful grouping of shapes and fascinating set…

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 · 5 min read

with my first scarf and a flashlight
Creativity

E=mc² – a reason to make art

A genius creation that exists only inside our minds can’t hold a candle to the energy that exists in even the tiniest bit of stuff you make. I…

January 23, 2025January 24, 2025 · 4 min read

Body & Health

7 | 8 Reflections

alphabets, art, hospitality, & coverings Dear Lisa,This morning I woke up naturally, later than usual and in a warm and dark and quiet place, with a beautifully comfortable…

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 · 5 min read

Creativity

Participate in a Public | Digital Search Project

I stole this post, screenshots of my own images, and public research project back from my IG account, where the winners of original physical art will be sought…

December 26, 2024December 27, 2024 · 3 min read

Best of Mommess

Artist’s Confidential

AKA pulling apart a piece of art, with some web-weaving via inappropriate footnoting. This entire piece is about a rapidly made Instagram reel (with high hopes of it…

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 · 5 min read

photo of flag Bethel Center for the Arts, from Woodstock
Family

Gail Force

Gail lived with us for several months when I was five years old. Gail was 15 years old at the time, an avid 1970s free spirit, a pot…

November 22, 2024May 31, 2025 · 3 min read

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