Mark Timmis Bio:
Mark went to Indiana University where he received his BFA. He then went on to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo to get his MFA.
Mark followed up his MFA program with a teaching position as an untenured Assistant Professor at the University of Evansville for 3 years. That position ended in 1990, and Mark and his wife then moved to Indianapolis.
Upon moving to Indianapolis Mark looked at ways to make a living with Art using Personal Computers, as that revolution was well ... view more »
Artist Style: Visual: Abstract, Contemporary, Experimental, Expressionistic, Non-Objective, Surrealistic
Artist Medium: Visual Arts: Acrylic, Drawing Media, Mixed Media
Mark Timmis Artist’s Statement
Painting for me is me creating a problem and solving it…plain and simple.
While it brings a lot of satisfaction, it can also bring terror…lol.
I make art to fill a place in me that belongs only to me. A place where no one can tell me what is right, or what is wrong.
I own it. It is me. I am it.
It is the only thing in my life that I can honestly say is all me. I recognize that we are all made up of every cumulative experience we have with all things based in energy, spirituality, physicality, and emotion. Our experiences inform every aspect of us.
Tell me…what do you own that is just you?
My satisfaction doing this work is very high, and continually challenging.
Continuous exploration keeps me on the edge of my seat to keep making this work.
The nature of paint and form, of how different admixtures of paint lay on the canvas above, below, or next to each other. The pushing and pulling of roiling surfaces is thrilling;
color exhilarates me, while black, white and gray reminds me of the dynamism that is life.
I love starting paintings and never knowing where they will end up. I NEVER work with the end in mind.
I start every piece very loosely. Allowing the material to be itself. From that point I allow the work to organically lead me in the direction that wants to go. Most work tells you what it needs to be completed.
Sometimes not, that is the struggle.
The key is not overworking. Working to that place, maintaining freshness, achieving that balance and solving the problem.
October/November, 2023 – Garfield Park Art Center, South Indianapolis
November 18/19th, 2023 – Sarasota Fall Fine Art Show, Sarasota, FL
December 2/3rd, 2023 – Englewood Invitational Art Festival 2023
Pricing available upon Request. Email – mwtimmis@sbcglobal.net.
BFA – Indiana University – 1983
MFA – Western Michigan – 1987
