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Morton Street Gallery
| Mark Stewart |
Drawing has been a central part of Mark Stewart’s life from a very early age. In high
school his natural gift led him to a drafting class and from there to Architecture while
at Texas A&M University. It was there in the mid 70’s that Mark began to paint,
experimenting with watercolor technique and closely studying the work of Winslow
Homer, Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper. He graduated from A&M in 1975 with a
master’s degree in Architecture and a serious commitment to his artistic avocation of
watercolor painting.
As a painter, Mark is a realist who is nevertheless intrigued by the mystery behind
reality. His subjects, whether human or inanimate, seem imbued with a quiet
pensiveness – a patient wait for the thing within the thing to show itself. Mark's
watercolor paintings neatly marry an elegant specificity with the shadows of
suggestion, in keeping with the soul of reality.
school his natural gift led him to a drafting class and from there to Architecture while
at Texas A&M University. It was there in the mid 70’s that Mark began to paint,
experimenting with watercolor technique and closely studying the work of Winslow
Homer, Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper. He graduated from A&M in 1975 with a
master’s degree in Architecture and a serious commitment to his artistic avocation of
watercolor painting.
As a painter, Mark is a realist who is nevertheless intrigued by the mystery behind
reality. His subjects, whether human or inanimate, seem imbued with a quiet
pensiveness – a patient wait for the thing within the thing to show itself. Mark's
watercolor paintings neatly marry an elegant specificity with the shadows of
suggestion, in keeping with the soul of reality.
| "Church Service" Watercolor |
| "Horse Play" Watercolor |
| "Island Service" Watercolor |