PHOTOREALISMI don't do much portraiture but I do actually have a great fondness for it. Here are a few pics of some things I have done in the past for friends. (graphite, done around 1998-99) (graphite, done around 2007) (colored pencil study, done around 2009) FIGURE… read more.
START TO FINISHI made this piece here in NY in May of 2010. It is ink, graphite and colored pencil on paper. I would love to tattoo it! … read more.
IN THE MAKINGHere we go again, some snaps of a piece I did here in Brooklyn around 6-12-2010 entitled "Brainstorm". It is ink, graphite and colored pencil on paper. … read more.
SK8 OR DIE!!! Skateboarding was a HUGE influence on me in MANY ways. I thought I'd take a moment to share a few pics of me going at it, back in the day! Enjoy!!! (My own reproductions of skateboard art behind me. A HUGE influence on me as an artist, circa 1980's) (Board and shirt… read more.
START TO FINISHHere is another set of pics showing a work from the beginning to the final product. This piece can be found in my "colored pencil" section of my art portfolio here entitled "Numero Uno". Enjoy!!! … read more.
INSPIRATIONToday I am showing an art piece I made just over a year ago entitled "Sailor Sally". I will show a few pics of it in progress. THE ORIGINAL The first pic is a classic, traditional "sailor-girl" tattoo design. I love these old patterns and I've stared at them… read more.
START TO FINISHToday I felt like showing a painting called "Fish head, bird head & a bee" being created. I made it one lovely day in San Diego, Ca. October of 2009. I took a few pics from the start to the finish. ENJOY!!! … read more.
EAT UP!!! For those of you who have never heard of Kalachandji's (ka-la-chon-jeez). It is a very popular vegetarian buffet in East Dallas. It is connected to a Krsna (Krishna) Temple with a lovely gift shop and has been open since the 1980's. The ambiance is most peaceful and the place radiates… read more.
Check these guys out! I just wanted to take a second to share with you, a website of two amazing Dallas artists, Denny and Katrina Doran (Denny & Katrina Doran. *That is a charcoal drawing he did of her) (Mosaic by Katrina!) Thats not all!! On top of being outrageously talented,… read more.
SIX NEW (OLDER) PIECES ADDED! http://www.markcmerchant.com/art-gallery/sold-work/ The first six pieces in my "SOLD WORK" folder are a part of a continued update of my earlier work. Fine art reproductions are available. Please contact me for pricing and availability! Cheers!!! -MCM (Yours… read more.
