Mark Paxton

Mark Paxton is a contemporary artist who is interested in the methods and techniques of oil painting. He is continuing to discover the possibilities involved in working with the medium. His paintings are the products of that ongoing investigation. Marks' work is a series of moments and their effects on him. Each image influences the next and is influenced by the last, filling in the pieces of a larger picture. For Mark, that picture is the human condition. His interests lie in the tragic and the mundane as well as the comic and beautiful. According to Mark, humans are a complex combination of emotions and consciousness and what they leave behind is just as complex. The things people make and think of as important now, become the antiquated relics of a bygone era. Painting allows Mark to occasionally get a glimpse of the puzzle and how the pieces may fit together. He says, "I get a peek of the picture on the box. Maybe that's why I never feel truly finished with a painting. I never really know when to stop. There always seems to be another piece out there."

Born:
Omaha, Nebraska, 1952

Education:
M.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 1984
B.A. Philosophy,  Bellevue University, Bellevue Nebraska.1980
B.F.A. Sculpture University of Nebraska, Omaha. 1979

Recent Exhibitions:
Current Exhibit: Solo Show: Tronies: Dahl Art Center. Rapid City, S.D.
Yellowstone Art Museum, Art Auction, Billings Montana, 2020-2021
Nicolaysen Art Auction 2020,  Best in Show.
Governor's Capitol Art Exhibit,  2020 Cheyenne WY.
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Babylon
Oil on Canvas
48" x 48" x 2"