Matti Nicholas Freeman is a self taught mixed media painter born in Bremerton, Washington. "Painting is an adventure. Painting is the visual interpretation of my mind and being. Painting is a lot like improvising at the piano; it's the interplay of practiced technical processes and intuitive expression.Ideas come from the designs, patterns, expressions, and systems of nature, the man-made world, human behavior and consciousness, and self-creation and expression. I enjoy exploring materials and textures, and when I put these together they can become a platform for communicating ideas." ---- Matti grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.