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Mark Campbell

 Mark Campbell's vision of the Virginias has been shaped by a lifetime

of travel and education in the region. Mark lived in the Shenandoah

Valley of Virginia in his youth.  His travels through the states as a collector

of traditional music have given him a broad view of the landforms and

people living in this beautiful area.

While studying architecture at The University of Virginia during the

1970s, Mark learned perspective, life drawing and color theory. He

 also briefly studied painting at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Mark’s painting is shaped by his work as an Architectural renderer.

He brings a keen knowledge of perspective and light to the natural

and man-made environment with a touch of Hopper and a hint of

Impressionism.  His joy is the creation of a playground for light,

 usually employing water as a medium of transparency and reflectivity.

While lecturing at the University of Virginia, the great architect

Lou Khan looked into the eyes of young Mark and said

"But...light is the most important thing."  Mark paints the light.

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	Title: Sound Side Afternoon Medium: Oil on CANVAS   SOLD size: 24 x 60		Title: Spring Flood in Goshen Medium: Oil on Canvas size:  24 x 60
	Title: Yellow House in Hinton Medium: Oil on Canvas   SOLD size: 24 x 60		Title: Afternoon in the Goshen Pass Medium: Oil on Canvas size: 20 x 24
	Title: July on the James Medium: Oil on Canvas size: 20 x 24		Title: Under the Nickle Bridge Medium: Oil on Canvas size: 20 x 24
	Title: Water Tank at Hinton Medium: Oil on Canvas size: 24 x 60		Title: Storm in Goshen Pass Medium: Oil on Canvas  SOLD size: 22 x 30
	Title: Spring on the Greenbrier Study Medium: Oil on Canvas size: 12 x 30		Title: First Frost on the Sandstone Falls (old falls of Richmond) Medium: Oil on Canvas size: 24 x 60