Martijn Caspar Swart: 11/15/09

Mural Project November 2009

Located in downtown Eugene, Oregon at the FOOD for Lane County restaurant, The Dining Room. This project consisting of two murals (about 6x20feet and 12x15feet) was completed in about one week's time with three brushes and maybe ten colors.

Mural one at the Dining Room

Mural two at the Dining Room

of two worlds

Acrylic on wood panel

2009

(unfinished)

suenos

Acrylic on canvas board

2009

evil darwin

Acrylic on canvas board

2009

DUTCH COLORINGS AND PHILOSOPHIES

From a young age i have discovered myself in the creative spirit of art. beginning of course, with scribbling (not to discredit by any means: this is the root of all art), the scribbling led to shape and body, and as a youngster i was amused by cartoons, and evolved to sketching the environment and building a personal style. soon i left the material world and subjects and with my notations traveled into my psyche where i pursued my own devices. i never came back entirely, but when i began to feel the need for more expansion i tried color; first pastels (oil pastels became a favorite medium) and then the vast and complex world of paints. i have essentially taught myself everything that i know of art by observation and appreciation. and i have not found an end...