Description
53rd Annual Mark Twain Library Art Show
Artist’s Bio:
Mike is a personal trainer and oil painter based in Simsbury, CT. Along with running his training business, he teaches painting at Lyme Art Association, West Hartford Art League, Farmington Valley Arts Center, and private lessons. Mike’s main focus is in human and animal portraiture, but he also enjoys painting still-life. He is a member of both the Portrait Society of America and Oil Painters of America, as well as an Elected Artist at Lyme Art Association.
Mike aims to create narrative art that is visually striking and arresting. Holding the viewer for as long as possible, causing enough of a stir within them to start a dialogue with the painting or another viewer is his goal. Through paint, Mike strives to create and celebrate visual stories that are thought-provoking, humorous, or clever.
From the artist: “Oil paint feels alive to me. It can be pushed, prodded, streaked, and steered. But no matter what you do to it, it will remain true to your intent. I find it a fascinating medium with which to create. It’s by far the easiest I’ve played with, but truly the hardest to master. It’s for these reasons, I feel drawn to commanding it.”
