Matt Pipes

Happy Lunar New Year! #horseyear #lunarnewyear #firehorse

Thank you!

Happy Valentines Day #queerart #valentine

I mourn the loss of Alex Pretti and Renee Good and the deaths of immigrants who have died in custody. On a different level I mourn where we are as a country and what it means to be a citizen. I grieve the loss of America being a beacon of hope and freedom. #fuckice #dumptrump

I need to get back to making art in my studio… Here’s a painting from last year from my series about The Fairoaks Hotel, a 70’s era bathhouse run by a collective in San Francisco #lgbtqart #contemporaryart #backinthedaygay

Happy New Year! #oilpainting #queerart #lgbtqia #queerartists

Happy Holigays! Happy happy, merry merry, gaiety for all! #holigays #solstice #mermen #lgbtqart

Here’s my little mini gallery of miniature postcard sized paintings! #oilpainting #sexysailors #pinupboys #lgbtqart #queerart

I just finished the new miniature (6x4”) oil painting. I’m really enjoying this format to get me through artist block when trying to think of bigger pieces! #oilpainting #lgbtqart #hotguy #miniaturepainting

I’m excited that my artwork “Agwé” is being featured in the Coastal Pride Queer Maker Pop Up which if you are in Half Moon Bay CA, is tomorrow from 5-8, 711 Main St #coastpride #halfmoonbay #queerart #sfbayarea #holigay

I finished this painting: “Letting Go” (19 x 17”) yesterday, it’s part of my “The Adventure Continues” series. #oilpainting #lgbtqart #queerart

My latest miniature (6x4”) oil painting… it’s a fun series to work on! #oilpainting #sailor #lgbtqart #oilonpaper

Spooky!

My latest little 6x4” oil painting of a sailor #sailor #oilpainting #queerart

I had fun doing another quick little 6x4” oil painting on paper in my studio today

Little 6x4” oil painting on paper I did during my open studio this weekend

I’m excited that my painting: “Long Beach Icon” is going to be a part of 2025 Art For AIDS auction in a couple of weeks #lgbtqart #sailor

Another painting from my series about the Fairoaks Hotel bath house: “Sharing a Joint in the Hallway” from a polaroid photo by Frank Melleno circa 1978 #queerart #lgbtq #lgbtqartists

I feel happy with the way this painting came together and I’m thrilled to finally finish it! I call it: “The Adventure Continues, Kitsune” (21 x 19” oil on panel) #kitsune #oilpainting #lgbtqartist #queerart #trickster

I forgot to post a finished picture if this painting: “An Intensely Intimate Moment in the Hallway” (36x36” oil on panel) #lgbtqart #lgbtqartist #oilpainting #queerart

I decided to start a drawing to finish a painting I started several years ago… I hope it turns out cool. #kitsune #oilpainting #lgbtqartist #queerart

I found this painting that I started a couple of years ago and decided to finish it… it was part of a series I called: “The Adventure Continues” and I’m calling this one “Passage” (19 x 17.5” oil on panel) #queerart #oilpainting #anitya #lgbtqartist

Another painting I pulled out for open studios: “Return to a Familiar Place” 20x 20” resin and oil on panel #queerart #resin #oilpainting #contemporaryart

I’m cleaning up my art space, getting ready for Open Studios next month… came across this painting “Fleet Week Sailor” (oil on panel) #sexysailor #lgbtqart

A drawing referencing “Pride” by Paul Cadmus from his Seven Deadly Sins series

Forgive the poor reference to “Pride” by Paul Cadmus, but I drew this thinking about the darker aspect of pride: Hubris. Vacuous and empty, hubris never ends well. #maga #hubris #queerart

I have been working on this painting for what seems like forever, but I think it’s done! “checking out the Action in the Pool Room” (30 x 30” oil on panel) based on Polaroids taken in 1978 at the Fairoaks hotel bath house in San Francisco #queerart #queersf #backinthedaygay

Happy New Year Sailor

Happy New Year!

Happy Solstice! Enjoy the ebb of darkness and welcome back the light! #solstice #happysolstice

Best. Mirror selfie. Ever.
Epic!

That is a bummer, but a pivot is not a failure, it’s just a smart move.