Mark Beck

Portrait of Jojo
24 x 18
Acrylic on panel

Been working on this one for a couple years. I sometimes think Im finished when I’m not… I’ve had this one photographed before but, I finally cut through all the extraneous deviations. This is the final photo.
The painting will be in a solo show in Seattle in August.

New Morning Star
24 x 24
Acrylic on canvas

My work has always sold well, for many years… and even my portraits of dark skinned people sold well. A few people who have known my work for decades told me it was my best work, yet.
But, then after 2020 something shifted…

Anyway, when sales slowed I decided I couldn’t really just keep making all these big paintings just to store them. I wanted to continue with the portraits but, I knew I would have to go smaller.

This is the first of those, which I continue to make…

The Beautiful Marianne
11 x 14
Acrylic on canvas