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Mark Anthony King

Artist Statement

People often ask the question “how long have you been an artist?’

There is truly only one correct answer to that, always.

I feel that we are born to be who we are.

We are instinctually inclined to reach out in a specific direction.

The calling is different for each of us. I am merely trying to find my own path, to get to the heart of me.

I would like to serve as inspiration to those who are seeking themselves & hope that my work & success

may offer a reminder or a glint of hope to those on their journey as well, to follow their own path

& enjoy where it takes them.

To me, the technical & formal training that one has or doesn’t have is not nearly as important

as what lies in their heart & their spirit. That is what truly makes someone an artist.

As far as the ability to draw from what’s within you, it’s either there or it’s not, it can’t be taught.

I will let the work speak for itself & you may determine if it takes you to a place that you would like to be.

Hopefully you’ll pause & rest under a tree with me for a moment or two, to ponder the universe, in your own way.

Mark Anthony King

Bio

My formal training is in photography.

I studied and worked in the photography field for 10 years

before moving to Colorado and opening Stoneheart Gallery in 2006.

Throughout my life I have continually endeavored in many artistic projects

involving various mediums from sandblasting and engraving

in glass, marble and granite to photography, digital illustration, graphic design and painting.

Currently, my primary focus is on painting. I started painting seriously in 2008.

It has allowed me new and continued creative growth. Painting forces me to create from within.

I seldom use reference photos or actual scenes, preferring to cull images from memories and imagination.

What happens between the mind, the hand and the canvas is infused with a spirit which is all its own.

As artists we create because we can't not create.

Give us a piece of string; we'll make art out of it. Give us a computer; we'll make art out of it.

The mediums one chooses to work in at any given moment in time are often a response

to what is available to that individual at that given time.

When I was five I created with crayons and pencils.

Today I use lenses, computers, canvas and paint.

Who knows what tomorrow will inspire?

I feel one should not set limitations on their creativity.

My works have been selling publicly since 2005

and are now held in private collections from coast to coast

including, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Texas, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio,

Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania

and internationally in Japan, Australia & Indonesia.

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