Mattie O

Mattie O. readily admits that for an artist, she has an unusual background. Once upon a time she was a civil engineer on off-shore oil rigs, bar owner, ski bum, hermit in a one-room log cabin, an environmental attorney, a single mom and cleaned guns for the Israeli army. Quoting Helen Keller, she explains, “Life is an adventure, or nothing.” Mattie approaches her artwork with the passion and intensity of an adventure. She creates exquisitely detailed, dramatic scratchboard; vibrant watercolors and moody multimedia. She paints what she loves – machinery, bike portraits, people, the great outdoors, flowers and, of course, food. Today, as an emerging artist, she is winning awards in local art shows and painting for wine labels and biking events.