"In 1993, I was working at IBM and met a girl who shared a house with some artists. One day, they brought out some supplies, and I started painting and couldn't stop." (Matt Sesow, Washington Post, March 28, 2004) So began Matt Sesow's painting career, all to impress a girl, who was later to become his wife. This self-taught artist's paintings depict people with big mouths, teeth and eyes. The bold brush strokes, vibrant colors, and strong images spill out raw emotion. Matt lost his left arm from contact with an airplane propeller at the age of eight. Sometimes his work references this traumatic event.