M Hyatt (Matthew Hyatt)
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M. Hyatt, featured in both Create! Magazine and the Create! Magazine 10th Anniversary Book, is a painter based in San Diego, California. A self-taught artist whose early recognition includes a First Place award in Drawing from the JB Speed Art Museum and a Kentucky Colonel commendation for excellence, he has spent over two decades building a practice rooted in emotional resonance and luminous color.
He works at the intersection of stillness and how color speaks to the Psyche in ways that exist outside memory. His subject is the sleeping fox, drawn from the visual language of vintage children's books and mid-century illustration because of the way they bypass analytical thought and speak directly to the mind. His layered surfaces of acrylic, watercolor, pigment stick, and wax pastel are built toward a single experience: the restoration of childlike wonder.
Hyatt's work has been exhibited at Adelman Fine Art Gallery in San Diego and the Lexington Art League, and held in private collections across the United States. He has been featured in Create! Magazine, ArtSloth Magazine, and Summur Magazine, and was selected as a public art participant in the Coca-Cola Consolidated Rain Barrel Project through the Lexington Public Library, taking first place.
Since beginning his fox series in early 2024, Hyatt has been building an increasingly direct relationship with collectors drawn to the idea that art in this era should be findable, legible, and alive.
Artist Statement
Growing up surrounded by farmland, I was captivated by the foxes that slipped through fields and thickets near my home. Their playful nature continues to inspire my focus on the fox as I imagine them sleeping after a day of romping.
My paintings blend childlike playfulness with an imaginative take on wildlife art, creating storybook worlds where foxes embody peace, joy, and calm. Vibrant color and simplified forms invite viewers to step into that world, where wonder, charm, and a touch of magic evoke the feeling of childhood.
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