Marty Johnson's Portfolio

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Born and raised in New York City, my art is inspired by light, movement, and sound. Transforming and bringing these elements through in my art is both challenging and exciting.

I’m a mixed media artist, and work with a variety of unconventional materials. My creative process is intuitive…I don’t usually draw or plan out a painting but allow myself to see where the painting takes me. I found and fell in love with cattle markers, an oil based marker , used by cattle farmers to mark their cattle. The markers allow me to use a technique I refer to as “smudging”, this technique allows me to render my paintings (most are landscapes) with an ethereal effect.

Having recently moved to East Palatka and living on the St. Johns River, I have the most amazing views to draw from. The river is truly generous, gracing us with beautiful reflections on the water and stunning sunrises and sunsets.

To quote the artist Robert Henri; ”The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state that makes art inevitable.”