So many things I think about when I look far away. Things I know, things I wonder, things I'd like to say.
After 20 wonderful years of painting, I decided that it was a perfect time to explore different landscapes. After months of researching different regions, I settled on Nara Park Japan. I found the history and landscapes to be intoxicating.
My artwork is a direct reflection of the different seasons of the park. I like to work in acrylics on canvas to enhance all the emotions and colors that Nara has to offer. I use the bright or muted colors to communicate the magic and essence of the ever-changing seasons. Even as I branch out to other mediums or subject matters, I’m always tempted to come back to Nara Park.
If a viewer stops for just a moment to reflect on a piece I have created and feels emotion from the thousands of colors captured on canvas that reflect the different seasons, then I have succeeded in my work.

Born in Beacon NY, Mark is an artist based in Las Vegas known for his impressionist pairings that capture people, places and all the events is his life. Timeless and tasteful, or modern and messy, images in his life demand to be examined. Mark mainly uses acrylic paint to create highly textured, three-dimensional works on canvas.
A graduate of San Jose State’s art program, Mark’s first influence was his great uncle Alfred Pizzarelli, an artist from New York city in the 1950’s-60’s. He used to look at all Alfred’s wonderful paintings and wonder “Who are there people?” and think they were trying to speak just to hime by way of expressions and surroundings colors.
Mark’s paintings are meat to burst with energy, life and texture hoping that they might speak to the viewer in some way. You can catch Mark’s artwork around Las Vegas in restaurants, wineries and local galleries.
When Mark’s not working, he’e spending time with his wife Alicia and their English bulldog Belma hoping to catch the next expression to put on canvas.