Mark is an award-winning artist, author, and educator. His work has appeared in museums, galleries, and publications for almost 40 years!
His artistic focus is the light and texture of the natural world, approaching them with techniques of 19th- and 20th-century masters.
Today, Mark is often included among the top plein air painters in notable art events across the country, such as Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, Plein Air Easton, Cape Ann Plein Air, and En Plein Air Texas.
Mark's recent awards include the Easton Artists’ Choice Award, Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence, and the Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Landscape Painting (awarded to Shasha twice in one year).
He’s known by his students for “spreading the light” across his paintings — a skill that took him YEARS to master, and is one of his “special powers.”
His other special power? He's a natural storyteller! He loves “painting stories” and bringing viewers into a scene so they can feel the emotions he’s feeling.
Isn’t that what we artists would love to achieve?
Good news is, you’re going to discover how (and more) in his brand new instructional video called: Shimmering Light.