Journal
Thursday,Dec 11 2008, 02:05:44 PMStacy Mark
Stacy Mark
A Question of Balance
by Georgianna Lane, for Fine Art Registry®
An artist his entire life, Stacy comes from an artistically and musically talented family. Growing up in Fargo, North Dakota, the atmosphere was one of supportive competition, and Stacy showed great talent as a painter at an early age. He made his first substantial art sale when he was only fifteen, amazing to him, but at the same time a fitting validation of his abilities.
Further developing his skills, he graduated from North Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Fine Art with a focus in Painting.
Currently living in Flagstaff, Arizona, Stacy feels he has really only matured as an artist in the past eight years, and now regularly sells paintings through his gallery to collectors all over the country.
Masterful Influences
"Impressionism has had a big influence on my current body of work," says Stacy. "I like the idea of breaking the subject matter down into essential components and forcing the viewer to use their imagination to fill in visual gaps. Early on, I was a very 'tight' painter, and when I finished a painting I would look at my mixing pallet and think how lively it was in comparison to the painting itself. That bothered me, so I sought out inspiration from artists that could paint in a way that the viewer knew they were looking at a painting while still creating something masterful. Two of those artists were John Singer Sargent and Lucian Freud. When you look at their work, you know you're looking at a painting, but the subject matter is still captured with great mastery and skill. Both of them are figurative artists unlike me, but I truly admire what they have done."
