At times, a day in the life of Matt Wilde can result in a humerous painting such as ‘the struggle to reach great heights’ a painting that came about after Matt had been blown every which way but the direction intended while carrying paintings to a gallery in Liverpool. It was a really windy day and the wind caught hold of the large painting. Matt was sure that his feet left the ground at one point. He remembered this event and merged it with the disappointment of narrowly missing out on the John Moores exhibition shortly after another successful solo exhibition.