About

Mark is a Los Angeles-based artist inspired by Picasso, Hockney, and Frankenthaler. With over 30 years in the art world, and exhibitions in the U.s. and Europe, mark has developed a visceral approach and a strong capacity for risk-taking. His recent work, *The Emphatic Scale*, explores empathy through layered actions and emotional responses from the previous day. Mark raised his adult child, Taylor, in California, and currently resides in Thousand Oaks with his wife, Shellie, and their two dachshunds, Pablo and Penny Lane.

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