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Mark Fernandez I am a New England painter. Following a long line of artists trying to capture the beauty found along the rugged coast, mountains, and coastal towns of the region. My painting challenge is trying to capture the way sunlight transforms the spectacular and the ordinary into something stunning. Besides "Plein Air" painting and the challenge of capturing the moment, I have a strong love for abstract images, the use of color , texture, and negative space to create images and moods that are not representational. In 2004, after raising a family, I started painting on more full time basis after a long break from following my artistic instincts. . Education: I am primarily a self taught painter, but have received instruction in workshops and the Newport Art Museum, workshops with Plein Air painters, David Lussier, Randall Sexton, Jeremy Miranda, John MacGowan,Tom Deininger and Jill Carver I have a back ground in Jewelry Industry and BFA in ceramics in 1976 from Coe College.