Moon Dolls
Pencil Sketches
Part of the Spooky series and involved with the dark arts, but concentrating on "goth chicks" and Tattoos as the main theme to this series. Matte has subsequently tattooed himself with some of their tattoo designs. 5 pointed star and the crescent moon ... see if you can find them and named his latest drum hit "hexed" after one of the tattoos. Matte created these with charcoal as to get the blacks blacker. These dolls start to tap into some of his alters, Shadow girl, Vampire man and Katrina
Moon Doll 1 - Ailya
Moon Doll 1 - Ailya Original Drawing - Graphite on paper - 860mm x 610mm - copyright 2024
A heavily tattooed Moon Doll sits poised on a swing suspended in the shadowed Ottoman forest, her grip tight on a bat that hints at defiance. The Graphite medium captures the rich textures of her skin and the gnarled branches around her, while a distant castle emerges under the silver glow of moonlight. The scene balances quiet stillness with latent tension, blending mystique, strength, and the surreal beauty of a nocturnal dreamscape.
Moon Doll 2 - Esmerelda
Moon Doll 2 - Esmerelda Original Drawing - Graphite on paper - 860mm x 610mm - copyright 2024
A uniquely tattooed moon doll, dressed in Edwardian finery, is chauffeured atop a giant snail through a shadowed nocturnal landscape. She holds an umbrella as an owl perches silently in a nearby tree, while a distant township glimmers under the silver glow of moonlight. Rendered in Graphite on paper, the piece melds delicate detail with surreal whimsy, creating a dreamlike world where the fantastical and the eerie coexist
Moon Doll 3 - Gabby
Moon Doll 3 - Gabby Original Drawing - Graphite on paper - 720mm x 515mm - copyright 2024
A vampire moon doll known as “Gabby” emerges within the suffocating darkness of the catacombs, engulfing a fallen priest in flames as sacred iconography collapses into horror. The work confronts the inversion of good and evil, exposing the corruption that can hide beneath sanctified authority and questioning who the true monster is when innocence is betrayed. Rendered in visceral Graphite, the piece channels themes of vengeance, moral decay, and psychological reckoning. For Matte, Gabby is more than a figure—she is an avatar of protective fury, shadow justice, and the monstrous form trauma gives to survival.
Moon Doll 4 - Cursed Mermaid
Moon Doll 4 - Drusilla - Cursed Mermaid Original Drawing - Graphite on paper - 860mm x 610mm - copyright 2024
A cursed mermaid with sharpened vampire teeth rises beneath the ocean’s surface, her gaze fixed upward into the fractured moonlight above. Suspended in the surrounding darkness, a drifting jellyfish glides past like a spectral lantern, illuminating the scene with ghostly stillness. Rendered in Graphite on paper, the work evokes a sense of beauty corrupted—blending seduction, menace, and melancholy into a haunting vision of myth transformed by darkness.
Moon Doll 5 - Bree
Moon Doll 5 - Bree Original Drawing - Graphite on paper - 860mm x 610mm - copyright 2024
A moon doll hangs bound by the legs from a twisted tree, her chin grazing the earth as she dangles in suspended stillness, a gag silencing her expression. Flame-like goat tattoos coil across her arm and hand, their dark forms echoing the ritualistic unease of the scene. Rendered in graphite, the work conjures themes of martyrdom, restraint, and occult symbolism, balancing vulnerability and menace within a stark, dreamlike state.
Moon Doll 6 - Goat lord
Moon Doll 6 - Goat lord Original Drawing - Graphite on paper - 860mm x 610mm - copyright 2024
A graphite on paper drawing depicting a horned moon doll walking with an axe in hand, mascara running down her face like black tears as she peers into a crystal ball. Balancing menace with vulnerability, the figure appears both prophet and outcast—caught between violence and divination. Through delicate graphite shading and stark tonal contrasts, the work explores themes of inner turmoil, occult foresight, and fractured identity emerging from the subconscious.
Moon Doll 7 - Roller Girl
Moon Doll 7 - Roller girl Original Drawing -Graphite on paper - 860mm x 610mm - copyright 2024
A 1970s-inspired roller-skating moon doll glides backward along a winding path, emerging from a surreal tunnel. Bat tattoos mark her skin like emblems of nocturnal rebellion, while beside her a Venus flytrap opens in an expression of uncanny wonder. Rendered from Graphite pencils, the work fuses velvety darkness with intricate tonal detail, merging retro glamour and surreal mythology into a dreamlike vision of transformation, fantasy, and the subconscious.