Boreas The painting of a great horned owl is done in a more impressionistic style, capturing the silent flight of this great predator. In this painting Laura Mark-Finberg returns to a more mystical theme, similar to her first, visit in ” Moon Dancer “. Ironically, that painting was also of a great horned owl. The…
Love to paint turtles. This box turtle has quite beautiful markings. I’m now searching the forest for the perfect element, preferably a reddish mushroom.
So………a song bird? I don’t paint too many. I remember my first song bird painting. Cardinals. Late 1980’s. I was painting a lot of birds of prey at the time. So I get commissioned to do a Christmas card for a not to be named card company. Back in those days they paid up front.…
.Beginning June 1st our new web site, with ecommerce capability, will be up and running. As a new responsive web site it was built to be mobile friendly. No longer will you be kicking yourself on your way home for not making that purchase from Laura while at an exhibit. Now, make it on your ipad…
Laura, Congratulations! Your entry, “Between A Rock and ..”, has been selected for the 54th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, to be displayed from August 23 through October 26, 2014 at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, CO. Your work may also be selected for the Art and the…
“I had two passions growing up. Animals and art.” “I always wanted to be an artist but found college to be too structured so I left school and went to Europe with a girlfriend and only a backpack. I wanted to go to the famous museums, see the paintings of the great artists. Be inspired.…
Philosopher Martin Buber once said that an animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. When you meet the soulful gazes of the animals I paint I hope you’ll come to believe that it’s true. This young lynx, (aka; Kimberly) was at a photo shoot we did in Montana. A mousy looking baby…