Mark Nesmith – Q4 Art Competition

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition

Mark Nesmith – Beaumont, TX
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“If Andy Warhol and Bob Ross had an inanimate love child, it would be a Mark Nesmith painting.” – Rachel Williams, the Dallas Observer

“Impressionistic. Textured. Layered. Mark Nesmith’s oil paintings have the drama of all three, with one last surprising element: a wonderful stillness derived from his choice in subject matter.” – Cassie Rief, Empty Easel

“…expertly crafted work that walks the line between traditional and contemporary.” – Caitlin Greenwood, The Austin Chronicle

Mark Nesmith is a modern American painter and musician who lives and works in Southeast Texas. Mark studied art at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX earning his BFA in 1998, and also studied painting and drawing at the University of North Texas in Denton. He teaches art in the Port Neches-Groves ISD and previously taught art and music in the Dallas ISD and the Goose Creek CISD. As a musician Mark performed hundreds of shows around the country with the bands Hackberry Road and Lone Star Republic, and still performs regularly throughout SE Texas. He has written about art for Ezine Articles and Empty Easel, and authored the blog Paint Daily Texas. Mark is a member of the Artists of Texas and Contemporary Fine Artists International.

Mark Nesmith’s paintings and drawings have been included in exhibitions at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, the Museum of East Texas, and the Dishman Museum, and he has shown work in solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the southern United States. His work has been included in American Art Collector, Art Reveal Magazine, the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, Empty Easel, Issue, the Lamar University Press, The Local Magazine, Professional Artist Magazine, and VIP Magazine. Mark’s paintings are included in private and public collections in almost twenty states throughout the U.S.A., and overseas in Singapore. Notable collections include the Dishman Art Museum, Duke University, Grant Thornton LLP in Dallas, TX and Kansas City, MO, The Honorable Ron Clark, Chief Judge U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and the Lone Survivor Foundation.