Marlon

A Bay Area native, born and raised. My parents said I always exhibited artistic talent. Today I stand confident as an accomplished artist. However, a moment in time could have changed this outcome. One highschool teacher almost failed me because they did not believe I really did the class art work and home assignments or that possessed skill to produce the consistent masterpieces. A teacher parent conference was required to rectify the situation. To my teachers' astonishment they finally believed in my unique artistic talent. My parents rallied behind me to encourage my artistic expression and support me in any way they could. To my own surprise my art has been all over the world. I have met and have customers on every continent. I was an art vendor making and selling art in various capacities at many festivals and exhibits for over two decades. For the most part I am a self taught artist who studied art at UC Berkeley and graduated San Francisco State University with an emphasis in Liberal Arts. I have engaged in several artistic disciplines utilizing drawing, painting, charcoal, watercolor, calligraphy, sculpture, mixed media and graphic design to produce realistic self portraits, surrealism and what I call nature pop based on images from nature. Throughout the years I have continued to evolve and developed my talent to incorporate digital design into my paintings to enhance and manipulate the colors spectrum of my art.