Visit my gallery: BeautifulAmbientArt.com

As of 2008, I am creating original paintings and prints in a couple of different ways:

• Small original paintings, available as prints
  
  Acrylic on synthetic paper (spun-bonded olefin).  These images are scanned and made into paper prints or giclee (ink on canvas) in a variety of sizes and format through Imagekind.com.  This is for the worldwide market via the internet.
  
   

• Larger original paintings
  
  Acrylic on canvas mounted on a stretcher frame.
  
  These paintings will be finished with a simple natural wood frame.
  
  This is for the local market (Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, etc).

Visit my gallery: BeautifulAmbientArt.com

I've been painting since 1989 and focus mainly on non-objective and landscape-style paintings.  I attended the University of Iowa from 1989-1990 and the Kansas City Art Institute from 1991-1993 but left before completing my BFA in painting.  I worked for the Jan Weiner Gallery in Kansas City while at school.

My style has changed a bit over the years, but mostly it is rooted in an earthy, organic impressionism with a touch of abstract.  A sort-of abstract impressionism in landscape. 

Charitable Events:

• 2006, Pearson Cares, a charity whose proceeds go towards the United Way.  One original painting and one framed print of Haunted Gardens (detail).
  
  
   
• 2006, Tanager Place.  Mirrors: Reflection Through the Eyes of a Child Artists.  Silent auction to raise money for Tanager Place.  I contributed the painting-on-mirror Autumn Mood.
  
  
   
• 2005, Tanager Place.  Contributed the original paintings Fire Earth Blue Sky and Red And Black Fire Swirl.
   
• 2005, Pearson Cares, a charity whose proceeds go towards the United Way.  One painting.
   
• 2005, Tanager Place - silent auction at the Cedar Rapids Kernels 9th Annual Hot Stove Banquet.  All money raised will go to Tanager Place.  Donated the painting Comfy.
   
• 2004, Alternative Services/Child Advocacy held an auction in which two of my paintings were available.  They included Wapsi River View and Blue Green Drift.
   
• 2004, Pearson Cares, a charity whose proceeds go towards the United Way.  Painting auctioned off included Backyard In Autumn and Hot Peppers.

Shows & Events:

• 2005, 2X2XU, New Bohemia, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1 painting (Skies Of The Grassy Grass [image #29])
   
• 2004-2005, "Black & White Ball", Monster Design Studio, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3 paintings
   
• 2004, Cedar Rapids Art Tour, Peppertree Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1 painting (Zoe at the Apple Orchard)
  
  
   
• 2004, 2X2XU, New Bohemia, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1 painting (The Forest Of The Long Skies)
  
  
   
• 2004, Water Tower Art Show, Water Tower Place, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (part of the Freedom Festival), 7 paintings
   
• 1999-2000, The Ark Conference Center, Toddville, Iowa, 20 paintings
   
• 1998, The Ark Conference Center, Toddville, Iowa, 18 paintings
   
• 1994, Westwood City Hall, Westwood, Kansas, 15 paintings
   

I'm very happy to give away my paintings for auctions/silent auctions that raise money for good causes.  Please feel free to contact me via email if you happen upon this web page and are from the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area and would like to have me donate a framed painting or print of my choice for charity.

Mark Rushton