Mark Hunter
Contemporary realist painter Mark Hunter creates coastal, landscape, marine, portrait and figurative works in oil. “In my work, I attempt to achieve an illusion of three-dimensional depth, atmosphere and luminosity that represents nature,” the artist says.
“I am primarily a studio painter and consider my plein air and figurative paintings from life as studies for my larger studio works. However, I believe painting from life is extremely important for the representational artist because there are many areas of observation that are available from life that are not available from a photograph,” says Hunter. “As a result, I believe painting from life helps me achieve my goal of representing nature. It forces me to observe nature more closely and improve my drawing skills so I can develop compositions quickly and paint faster. These skills transfer to the studio.”
A sailor as well as an artist, Hunter’s coastal and seascape paintings are inspired by scenes observed while on sailing trips. “My goal is to re-create the effects and mood of light, wind and waves on both open water and within snug anchorages,” he explains. “I want the observer to feel the sun on their face, the wind in their hair, the movement of the waves and the spray in their face.”
Hunter’s landscape paintings are inspired by the rural areas near his home, as well as scenes encountered during his travels.
Hunter began his art training studying the human form in life drawing sessions and still enjoys painting the figure from life. He considers the human form the most beautiful yet most challenging of all art genres, with capturing both the likeness and the soul of the subject the elusive goal.
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