Mark Peterson
ArtistMarkPeterson.com
"Painter of Time and Memories"
Mark Peterson
ArtistMarkPeterson.com
"Painter of Time and Memories"
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My Latest Painting
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"Brilliant Heavenly Pearl" *
36" x 48" Acrylic on canvas
"The Interior of St. Peter's"
* " Susanville Barn" *
"Union Pacific Caboose"* "Bettencourt's Rocket Gas Station"* "Country Store"* "Johnny's Volta Gas Station"*
My 6 paintings above were on display by special invitation of the ICO Art Gallery in Tribeca (Manhattan), NY
27 N. Moore St., New York, NY, from November 4 through the 29th, 2008. I attended the artist reception during the week of November 13th.
My paintings are listed under the category of "Realist" at ICO's website.
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Mark Peterson, - "painter of time"
My Painting Philosophy
Mostly, I like to do nostalgic
scenes. More than just a pretty picture on the wall, "it makes ones' memory
work". Many folks have told me this. I see my work as a sort of "Mental Time
Machine" in
that sense, because many things I have painted are now gone. Country stores for
instance, are now "quick stop" markets. I record "our" point in time. That's what
the masters did. They had no cameras and without their work, we would not know
what "their" point in time looked like.
We are indebted to them. Many people do not understand this point: "The
historic aspect greatly increases the value of their works today". Most
people harbor the misconception that value is only about "good" artwork. When a painting is completed and the subject matter, color,
light source, tones, dynamics and texture are all in balance and harmony is
achieved, the effect is far greater than what a photograph can produce. Many
times, one cannot tell where the canvas begins, because the emulation of depth
can be attained to a much higher degree than that of a camera.
Art Awards and Biography
Paintings by Category:
Fishing Boats
Still Life
paintings
Religious
Art Works
Civil War
theme paintings
Links to my art career information
News Article - Artist and Historian
Best of Show Art Award
Contact info:
Susanville, CA 96130
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