Published in USF's Saw Palm Press

Checkout the latest online publication of Saw Palm Press, Vol. 3 featuring two images of mine.
Look who was in Vol. 1 ... Boxfotos (Rebecca Sexton Larson).

TOP: Journey, (c) Matt Larson
BOTTOM: Cover, Saw Palm Press, Vol. 3

Current Issue: Vol. 3
The 2008/2009 Saw Palm Online Journal features Fiction by James Whorton Jr., Poetry by Ilyse Kusnetz, Artwork by Anna Tomczak and much more.

Vol. 2
The 2007/2008 Saw Palm Online Journal features Fiction by Horacio Sierra, Poetry by Carol Frost, Artwork by Theo Wujcik and much more.

Vol. 1
The 2006/2007 Saw Palm Online Journal features Fiction by Ryan Meany, Poetry by Peter Meinke & Kimberly Johnson, Artwork by Rebecca Sexton Larson, and much more.

Film Lingual II - C. Emerson Fine Arts

Mark your calendars for Film Lingual II ... Becky and I are both in the exhibition.
This is the exhibition I've been teasing for the past month on my blog.
I'm exhibiting more than 100 original Polaroid images. We hope to see you there!

OPENING RECEPTION
FRIDAY, JULY 18,
6 - 9 PM

Here's the line up: Nancy Cervenka, Carolina Cleere, MK Foltz, Corey George, Tim Kennedy, Matt Larson, Rebecca Sexton Larson, Matthew Lindhardt, Austin Nelson, Dana Plays, Beth Reynolds, Margaret Steward, and Joe Walles.

I'll take, "Things you can find in a parking lot for $200."

iPhone, (c) Matt Larson, 2008

Today, Jet and I stayed in the car while Mom ran inside for a few items at Publix and Borders. At Borders a beautiful white Rolls-Royce pulls up a few slots away ... so I grabbed my Polaroid camera. The next stop was Publix and after a few minutes, I noticed all the carts outside and how the light was hitting all the handles of them--I thought it might make a cool shot too.

Very happy with today's finds--it was hard work. :0)

Sometimes, "the image" finds you and you just have to be ready and open for it. I guess that's what living in the moment means?

Now Available for Sale!

Polaroid #140, (c) Matt Larson, 2008
Original Polaroid
$100 unframed (3 1/2" x 4 1/4")
$125 framed (6 1/4" x 6 1/4")

Polaroid #2, (c) Matt Larson, 2008
Original Polaroid
$100 unframed (3 1/2" x 4 1/4")
$125 framed (6 1/4" x 6 1/4")
SOLD (Tampa, FL)

Polaroid #3, (c) Matt Larson, 2008
Original Polaroid
$100 unframed (3 1/2" x 4 1/4")
$125 framed (6 1/4" x 6 1/4")
SOLD (Portland, OR)

It's time to let go and start selling my images, so as of today, everything seen on the blog is for sale. Polaroids are all originals, archivally framed in a shadow box, images are signed on the back and priced to sell. If you're interested in any of the three images above, just drop me an email at matt.larson@mac.com.

St. Pete Pier

Polaroid Diptych, (c) Matt Larson, 2008

Garden Statue

Polaroid Diptych, (c) Matt Larson, 2008

Modern Day Mr. Bill?

Polaroid 600, Photo by (c) Matt Larson, 2008

Found this little gem under the overpass at Bay to Bay Blvd. and MacDill Ave. He seemed to be moving a little slow. No clue as to what he was up to.

Thank you! Art Work Sold.

Thank you! My piece sold at the silent auction benefiting the Glazer's Children Museum. All proceeds went to benefit the museum. Tampa will soon have a quality museum for children that will be second to none.

Glazer Children's Museum Silent Auction

IMAGINATION Gala 2008 An original photograph by me, and hand printed by me will be offered this Saturday at the Glazer Children's Museum silent auction.

A special evening celebrating a new way of inspiring children and families to learn. April 26, 2008 6:00-11:00 p.m. For more information about the event contact the museum at: (813) 277.3199 or info@cmtampa.org

Donated Artwork:
“Angel” (shot on Montana's Yellowstone National Park in 2000)
Matt Larson (b. 1960)
B/W toned silverprint
20"x 19"
Edition of 15 (1/15)
Value: $500.00
Starting Bid: $200.00
SOLD

If you would like to place a bid on this photograph, please call the number above, I'm sure they'll be happy to take it. One-hundred percent of this donation benefits the Glazer Children's Museum. Please note, Rebecca Sexton Larson is also donating a print! Check out BOXFOTOS ... place your bid today and help Tampa build a beautiful new museum for children!

Seagull @ Mainsail Arts Festival

Polaroid 600, (c) Matt Larson, 2008

Went to St. Pete to attend the Mainsail Arts Festival this weekend. CONGRATULATIONS to our many FRIENDS that won some prize money! Walking back to the car, I looked up and saw this bird circling above and snapped this shot. Not bad for a Polaroid! I actually like the composition a lot--the three elements of the seagull, tree and cloud. I even like the rim light on the seagull's upper wing and the cropping of the lower one. Serendipity is a good thing. I'll take it.

Hillsborough Bay Landscape

Late afternoon low tide on Hillsborough Bay--looking east off of Bayshore Blvd.

Polaroids by Matt Larson, (c) 2008

Roadside Cross on Bayshore

Beautiful roadside cross on historic Bayshore Blvd. in Tampa. Today I did fifteen miles on my bike from Ballast Point Park to Davis Islands and back. I made a couple of great images for the upcoming show this summer. (Sorry, but I'm saving the best for the show!)

Hurricane Evacuation Route?

Couldn't help but think, with the hurricane season soon upon us, that this sign pretty much defines most of us. We're still of the mindset "Do I go ..." or "Do I stay...?" Just a little sign humor that popped in my head today as I navigated the roundabout (the true meaning of this sign).

Did you catch the sky tonight?

I hope you saw it too. Wow! We just made a quick trip to the store and the sky quickly changed. Amazing color. Well, in case you missed it ... I captured it for you. Shot from the parking lot of Sweetbay. Both views were shot within seconds of each other. I wish I had thought to take one of the dark front coming too.

New Work -- Polaroid Triptychs

This is a sneak peak of some of my Polaroid triptychs I plan on exhibiting this summer. More information to come later ... but stay tuned, you'll be first to hear of the date, time and location.

I also plan to show many of the single images from earlier postings, as well as new ones as they develop in the weeks ahead. The exhibition will most like be a wall installation of 400 plus Polaroids. It will be fun!

And if you're wondering, these will be sold as "originals," one-of-a-kind. With that said, if you see anything you like on this blog so far, shoot me an email (matt.larson@mac.com) and I'll put your name on it (as sold when the exhibit goes up).

McKay Bay Nature Park

Yesterday I had to take a load of stuff out to the city dump just south of Ybor City (34th Street) ... and thought, just in case, I'll take my Polaroid with me. Funny, I've been to the city dump several times and really never noticed a park out this way. The park is very small and is right next to the McKay Bay Waste-to-Energy Facility. I pulled in for a quick look and found these three images waiting for me. So if you're ever out that way ... stop and take a look. Let me know what you find. MAP to McKay Bay Nature Park

Happy Easter!

I've been saving this image ... and then I thought it would make a great Easter post for the blog. It was shot in Lakeland, Florida last month when we were headed over for the Hollis Garden shoot. Although we could not attend, I'm sure it was a full house. :0)

Homage to Cadillac Ranch, Tampa

Bates (pictured above) owns an Airstream delaership east of Tampa, FL. He buried eight trailers in a similar fashion to that of Cadillac Ranch, 6 miles west of Amarillo, Texas. Photo credit: Charles J. Levin And Eric C. Gos / For Morris News Service

Bates says, "When he (Stanley Marsh 3) did it, he did it to pay homage to the Cadillac because it's a premiere car," Bates said. "I thought it was only appropriate to do it with the Airstream because it's a premiere trailer. The county is saying it's not art. They are saying it's junk. We are going to have to fight them in a hearing."


I've been wanting for the chance to photograph this installation. I love it ... and it's as good if not better than a lot of other public art that's in our community. I really hope it stays ... a joke or not, it's impressive to see. This image was shot with a Polaroid 600 camera.

Dinosaur World!, Plant City

The brochure says, "take a step back in time." This is a must see and a real blast--and we don't have kids! I would go as far to say it's a hidden jewel in the Tampa Bay area. And get this, they are pet friendly! Boxfotos and I are now members and will go back many times I'm sure ... Jet will have a ball and maybe even find a bone or two.

Anyway, in this little park with a great walking path that includes a boardwalk, you'll see more than 150 life size dinosaurs. Check out their website at www.dinoworld.net. If you go, drop me an e-mail and let me know what you thought of it.

More photos on my flickr site!