Mark Smith

WHEN YOUR YOUNG ART IS A FUN EXPERIENCE, THAT KID IS STILL IN ME AND I ENJOY TAKING VIEWERS INTO MY WORLD OF DISTORTION AND PLAYFUL COLOR.

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

I WORK IN WATERCOLOR, OIL AND CERAMICS. WATERCOLOR WAS MY FIRST LOVE. THE ORGANIC REACTION WHEN PIGMENT MEETS WATER IS MAGIC. I'M NOT INTO DOING PHOTOREALISM, I ENJOY DRAWING AND PLAYING WITH THE CURVES AND DISTORTING THE LINES THAT EXPLAIN THE SUBJECT RESULTING IN MY OWN INTERPRETATION OF OUR WORLD. IN CERAMICS I GET TO DO IT IN 3D. THE ADVANTAGE I ENJOY WHEN WORKING IN OIL IS RETHINKING THE COLORS FOR A SUBJECT. AFTER PAINTING MY INTENDED COLOR VERSION OIL ALLOWS ME ANOTHER CHANCE FOR CHANGE.

Where do you find inspiration?

I FIND INSPIRATION EVERYWHERE! I KNOW ARTISTS THAT DREAD FINISHING BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PAINT NEXT. JUST NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE WOULD KEEP ME BUSY FOR MULTIPLE LIFETIMES. FOR ARCHITECTURE THE MANY DIFFERENT STYLES AND TIME PERIODS YOU CAN FIND DOWN AN ALLEY OR AROUND ANY CORNER, LET ALONE HOW THE LIGHT HITS THEM AT A PARTICULAR TIME OF DAY. IF I WASN'T AN ARTIST I WOULD WORK WITH PLANTS SO NATURE WEAVES BETWEEN THE BUILDING I DRAW. FROM TROPICAL TO DESERT THE VARIATIONS INSPIRE!

What would you do with $25,000?

THERE'S ALWAYS SOME TOOLS I PUT UP WITH OR DO WITHOUT I WOULD UPGRADE. I'D ALSO TRAVEL TO ABSORB MORE VARIATIONS OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE THAT SURROUNDS US. RARE ROCK FORMATIONS, ANCIENT MARVELS, UNIQUE PLANTS FROM FAR OFF REGIONS, POCKETS OF VINTAGE ARCHITECTURE ALL CAN BE RIGHT UP THE ROAD SO TRAVEL AND EXPLORE AND RECORD MY OWN INTERPRETATIONS, MARKITECTURE!

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