Michael Parkes
Artist Profile and Gallery
Location:
Spangle, Washington, United States
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About Michael Parkes:
ichael S. Parkes is an artist and writer living in Eastern Washington. Born 1955 in Blackshear, Georgia. He began his education at the Georgia Institute of Technology in architecture, and finished studies at the University of Georgia in graphic design. He has worked as an art director and graphic designer for several nationally recognized advertising agencies since 1977.
He is currently exhibiting his fine art online at http://mparkes.com and dailypainter.com.
Gallery exhibits, awards and shows: Michael Parkes has exhibited through many art shows and galleries in the southeast, and has received numerous awards for his art.
Artist's statement:
I have always loved art, even as a child I got in trouble at home and school for drawing when - and on what - I wasn't supposed to. Not long after entering a career in advertising around 1981, I began painting in earnest, and quickly developed a regional style at the time which focused on quick location studies of my neighborhood, which at that time was Jacksonville, Florida.
While painting in the late 80's, I also found myself keeping a personal journal which captured the "journey" of this exploration into art. That interest has led to more than 25 written and illustrated journals. More recently I have been using the web as a more communication-friendly means of capturing and sharing these thoughts (See http://www.spfarm.com/wp). I believe that today we must "know" the artist as well as behold their work, in order to arrive at a grasp of the relevance of the art.
Around 1987 I began studying various forms of intaglio, and set up a printmaking studio in southern Georgia, where I worked from 1984-87, focusing on primarily landscapes in traditional etching and drypoint approaches. While painting on location has more recently captured my heart and interest, I hope to return to printmaking soon as a means to further explore the mystery of the land around us.
Over the last few years I have focused on location paintings in the "plein aire" tradition. Paintings which are accomplished in one session, capturing a particular moment of mood in nature (and the artist). This endeavor has led to hundreds of paintings, many of which are currently on exhibit at the online gallery (See http://mparkes.com).
The longing of my heart is to continue to paint the world I see around me. I strive to create a sincere and heartfelt work, (and an affordable one) which I hope expresses just a tiny part of the mystery and majesty that surrounds us... and is within us.
How to buy my paintings:
I haev hundereds of paintings available for sale at http://spfarm.com/gallery2
Links:
A Painter's Journal: http://spfarm.com/wp
A Painter's Journal: http://spfarm.com/wp
My Gallery Site: http://spfarm.com/gallery2
My Paintings: (
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