Date: Sunday, October 20
Address: Soulard Fine Arts Building, 1007 Russell Blvd, Studio 302, St. Louis, MO 63102
Media: Drawing, Painting
Studio Features: Child-Friendly, Restroom, Refreshments, Work For Sale
John Marksbury, gallery view of My Life as an Atom, Recent Paintings by John Marksbury, 2018. Courtesy of Houska Gallery, photo by Virginia Wolf. 
John Marksbury, Arrangement, 2019, mixed-media on paper. Courtesy of the artist. 
John Marksbury, Eye of The Beholder, 2019, mixed-media on paper. Courtesy of the artist. 
John Marksbury, As Above, So Below, 2018, mixed-media on paper. Courtesy of the artist. 
John Marksbury, Untitled, 2019, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. I develop paintings through an intuitive process of layering abstracted forms, figurative elements, expressive marks, symbols, and color. By allowing my subconscious mind and the sensual experience of creation to drive the work, I have come to explore ideas of time and space, the fantastic and mystical, nature, love, and language. I strive to evoke in the viewer a sense of lightness, wonder, and universal mystery—a recollection of some primordial or eternal experience.
In the fall of 2018, Houska Gallery exhibited My Life as an Atom, a solo show of my paintings. My work also has been exhibited locally at Art Saint Louis and Saint Charles Community College.
I hope you can make it to my studio. I'll have both finished pieces and works in progress on display, as well as refreshments and snacks. Looking forward to a day of meeting people and talking about art!
