They are the moods to experience, worlds to enter and dream about, times and places to visit. Matthew considers himself to be an interpretive realist. I create realities derived from my interpretations of memories, imagination, dreams and life. Peak's interesting and wonderful works of art result from many of the different styles or schools of painting that has influenced his art. Significant elements like color, form, line, design, abstraction, tactile quality, etc. seem to be the distinguishing factors between these stylistic classifications.
Many styles stress the value of one significant element at the expense of discrediting others.
Using any of these elements to varying degrees in a given painting or drawing to suit the need of its particular expression is what gives Matthew Joseph Peak's art its sense of vitality.