Artist Spotlight:
Getting to know Matt Severson: IVCC Portrait Artist
Major: Art
Goals: To attend Florence Academy in Italy and to eventually become a
portrait artist.
Accomplishments: High School Merit Award in 2005.
Favorite Medium: Graphite
Other Mediums: Pastel, charcoal, oil.
Began Drawing: Seriously around age 8.
Favorite Subject Matter: Perceptual, or things I can see. Most
imagination is put into the way I render things.
Favorite Age Group to Draw: Kids are fun.
Favorite Art Genre: Realism, portraits, and still life.
Inspirations: Da Vinci and Degas
Other Interests: Classical piano, computer games, and antiquities.
Can be found: In the music department or in front of my computer.