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The Current News:

5/March 2012:  Mark has contributed paintings to two forthcoming exhibitions - Inspired Art- Jonah and the Whale, which runs from 10 April - 19 May @ Studio 1219, in Port Huron Michigan, and - AVAA Regional @ Bob Duncan Center, in Vandergriff Park, Arlington, Texas thru 30 March.

  7/October 2011 :

22/September2011: Mark contributed a print to the 2011 Littlest Print Exchange. You can view all of the participating artist's work here.

16/September2011: The gallery section of the website has been updated.

12/September2011: Mark is completing the last remaining works to be included in "The Deserters" exhibition, opening 3/October and running through the 29th. As noted here before, the opening reception is on Friday evening 7/October, 6-9pm. All are welcome to attend.

 Fort Worth Community Arts Center                                                  1300 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107                                 

4/July 2011:  You can now view a selection of Mark's work on the deep and wide ArtSlant site. www.artslant.com

14/ June 2011:  Just announced - "The Deserters," an extensive exhibition of Mark's paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture will be held at the Fort Worth Community Art Center, beginning 3/October, and featured the entire month. The opening reception will be held on Friday, 7/October,  from 6-9.                                                 

26/ April 2011:     Mark is a finalist for the 2011 Hunting Art Prize, to be awarded in Houston on 30/April.

27/ February 2011:   Mark has just returned from Ethiopia. Look for some excerpts from sketchbooks at  whattheploughmanhears@blogspot.com  (posting soon) ... Recording continues on Salt and Firewood . . .

4/January 2011:  Mark will be participating in this year's Atlanta Juried Printmaking Exhibition , opening at the Chastain Arts Center in Atlanta,Georgia on Friday, 14/January. For more information: www.atlantaprintmakersstudio.org

29/ November 2010:  Enduring the Going Hence garners a favorable nod in this week's Fort Worth Weekly...

3/November 2010: after a long delay - Enduring the Going Hence , the new recording will be released on the last day of the month (30/November) through The Gate International label . . . Available for purchase from CDbaby, Amazon, iTunes, Napster and the usual music download outlets.

 If you find yourself in the state of Virginia between now and 5/December 2010, one of Mark's prints is included in The 2010 Harnett Biennial of American Prints.

 Mark is currently working on two separate recordings--Seaworthy Vessels are in Short Supply (initial tracks recorded at The Pond in Ellicott City, Maryland in August, featuring some lovely guitar from Jerel Flynn) and Salt and Firewood--a collection featuring field recordings from three continents.

 On the horizon (in 2011)--The Deserters--a solo exhibition of Mark's paintings..