Whether it is a landscape, a winter scene, or another favorite of mine a Christmas scene, I love to express the emotion of the scene through the use of composition, color and subject.
Once an idea comes to me I match my idea with a medium that best communicates its message. I enjoy working in mixed media, acrylics, pencils, and oils.
I find tranquility and enjoyment with each painting I create and I hope you enjoy it as well.
Drawing inspiration from different American landscapes stretching across Nevada, the Sierras and northern California Coast, Harris transforms his carefully chosen vistas into abstract, energetic, colorful realms.
With the vast cumulus clouds occupying most of the skies, the horizon line obscures and illuminates the scenery below. The focus in Harris’ work is to capture and transfer the energy of specific places from his memory onto the canvas. The carefully chosen colors -which contrast, compliment, and clash with each other all at the same time- give life to Harris’s paintings and create the dynamism viewers find so compelling and relatable.
Award-winning artist Mark Harris received his BA in Fine Art at the University of South Florida / Florida Center for the Arts with his life experience in the Publishing Industry has reinforced a keen eye for aesthetic composition. His work has been appreciated in many private collections throughout the United States.
Mark Tompkins attended night classes at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, where he studied life drawing and illustration. After working as a graphic artist for a number or years, Tompkins moved to Northern Nevada where he worked as a picture framer at a local art store and frame shop. There he began teaching painting classes at the community college, and also through the Parks and Recreation Department. He also teaches private lessons out of his studio. Tompkins inspiration and painting style was influenced by the early renaissance artists as well as artists like Andrew Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish. Tompkins prefers to paint with oils, watercolors, and acrylics. He enjoys painting landscape, wildlife, and portraits. Tompkins has won numerous awards in group competitions and continues to paint his favorite Sierra Landscapes.
Linda Townsend was born and grew up in New York State. She graduated from State University of New York at New Paltz with a major in Art Education. Linda subsequently attended the School for American Craftsman at Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in ceramic design. She later received a Masters degree in Education from Pepperdine University in California. Her teaching career began in Long Island, teaching art at Smithtown Junior High.
In 1994, she and her husband moved to Minden. She now devotes more time to her art work. Her paintings and murals grace many homes and business in Southern California as well as in the Carson Valley area.
Linda is currently a member of the Carson Valley Art Association and the Nevada Art Association.
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