Bob Lombardi

Mark S Holly

Mark is primarily a fine art photographer and digital artist.  His work fluctuates in the boundaries between high-definition, photographic realism to impressionism and abstraction.  His photography gives you a sense of being "in" the location yourself almost as if you could reach out and touch elements in the scene.  His digital art is often considered edgy with bold colors, unique shapes, forms and compositions.  Look for small elements of realism often hidden in his abstracts.  This ability to create interest in everything from the real world to the highly abstract has garnered him numerous awards, magazine covers, and articles, etc.  One of his shots was chosen as being in the top six weather photographs of 2017 by Shutterbug Magazine, an international publication.

Some of Mark's favorite subjects are beautiful Texas Hill Country landscapes as well as interesting architectural settings.  He draws his inspiration from the changing seasons and their impact on the Hill Country landscapes from fall colors, immense fields of vibrant wildflowers to dry, arid, almost desert-like conditions that can occur.  An appreciation for history has generated several trips to timeworn, mostly European, locations that have moved him to shooting series of old doors, windows, buildings, etc.  

Mark's mediums of choice often match his desire to create unique, new and edgy artwork matching today's environment.  He uses everything from the highest quality rag art papers to canvas, acrylic and most recently creating metal prints using the enhanced process of heat and pressure to turn inks into gas which are then absorbed into the metal rather than simply printed on the surface.  

Sharon Whisnand

Encaustic and Mixed-Media Artist 760-831-4585

slwhisnand@aol.com