Encaustic painter, Mark Wall, is based on Decatur Island in the Salish Sea of Washington State and Yuma, Arizona nestled in the Sonoran Desert. Mark attended Parson’s School of Design and Cornish College of the Arts that led to a profession of corporate visual design. After 20 years in this field, Mark is now focused on his personal creative work in encaustics in recent years. His inspiration comes from experiences and perspectives; growing up in the Pacific Northwest, living and traveling along the Pacific Coastlines to Mexico on a sailboat, homesteading on a small remote island, and now setting new roots in the desert of Arizona - all of these places inform and inspire his work. His work depicts the varied landscapes and seascapes that surround him and those engrained in memories while exploring the natural world.
He explores the simplicity and complexity of the surrounding environment in abstract paintings through color, texture, transparency and pattern that evoke a grounded sense of time and place. To learn more about Encaustic, his work and him, visit his website www.markwallcreative.com.
