Artist Statement, Available Work, Immediately available, Landscape
Under the Spell 2016, Ross Matteson Photography credits: Ross Matteson My gratitude is deep for J.R.R. Tolkien. I have read his stories and studied his ancient elvish runes since I was a teenager. On this sculpture, interpreted, they read: Under the Spell. This is...
Artist Statement, Artistic Focal Points, Available Work, Immediately available, Interior
Salmon Eagle Bench 2014, Ross Matteson Photography credits: Ross Matteson This piece features a motif that I designed in 1992 of a bald eagle in flight with a fish. I featured the widely used design representing the head of a salmon in the wings of the eagle. Growing...
Artist Statement, Artistic Focal Points, Interior, Portfolio, Studio Work
Ruff Night 2010, Ross Matteson Photography credits: Ross Matteson In Ruff Night, a ruffed grouse ventures out from under the cage of a fallen deer antler. An old bleached antler that my daughter Alanna found near our remote retreat in Idaho was hanging in my studio...
Artist Statement, Artistic Focal Points, Available Work, Interior
Ripple Effect Maquette 2012, Ross Matteson Photography credits: Ross Matteson I enjoy the challenge of using wildlife subjects to explore philosophical themes. Ripple Effect Maquette is an example of this, with some “science” included in the discussion. ...
Artist Statement, Artistic Focal Points, Available Work, Immediately available
The Structure of Love is Indestructible 2013, Ross Matteson Photography credits: Ross Matteson In October of 2001, only one month after the multiple tragedies of September 11th, I made a sculpture. My motive was to honor the people from 90 different countries whose...
Artist Statement, Artistic Focal Points, Commissions, Interior
Peregrine’s Plate 2016, Ross Matteson Photography credits: Ross Matteson Peregrine’s Plate is a life-sized, black marble carving exploding with the motion of 4 ring-necked ducks panicking in response to a natural predator. In my mind, the unseen predator is a...
