Architectural Paintings
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Artist Statement
The architectural subjects that I paint are invented from a number of sources, some seen and experienced, some imagined and altered. Each painting begins with a background color into which I paint general, vague shapes that eventually become recognizable forms such as bushes, trees and, of course, houses. I arrive at these images via a loose, painterly process that involves a trial-and-error approach of over-painting, scraping and wiping. Melted wax has been mixed into the pigment to give the paintings a smooth, translucent effect. Finally, the surfaces of finished paintings are fused together with a high heat source, sealing them permanently.
The house as image is used as a structural framework to explore formal artistic concerns like light, space, atmosphere, and color. A considerable amount of time is spent on each painting’s color palette and its paint mixtures before actually putting brush to board. Choice of palette is often the only predetermined element in a painting’s construction.
Artist Bio
New York painter Mark Green received his BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1980 and his MFA from University of Delaware in 1983. Green lived and painted in Paris from 1988 until 1995, teaching at Parsons School of Design’s satellite campus. Green’s work is done on board with a cold wax encaustic technique. His paintings involve invented architectural forms set in minimal landscape surroundings. The buildings and houses vary in shape and style and are subjected to differing conditions of light and weather. Green’s work is currently represented by the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. Green is an art instructor at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY.