DAILY PAINTINGS by MARK HAGLUND

Mark Haglund's Fine Art

This is about me, Mark Haglund and my oil paintings. My daily paintings and my fine art paintings.

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Mark Haglund Fine Art Fall Oak Trees Mousepad

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Mark Haglund Fine Art Beautiful Child Framed Tile

Fine art by Mark Haglund. This beautiful painting of a young girl will brighten your day were ever you use it.

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Mark Haglund Fine Art Fall Oak Trees Rectangle Mag

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TODAY'S RAMBLINGS.

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CHECK OUT THIS ARTIST:

Her name is Sue Wipf. I have painted with her in the past at the Schroeder Painting Studio in Elk River Minnesota. I think she is a rising star in the fine art world. Sue studies with nationally known artists by taking their workshops.

Find her at http://www.suewipf.com/

My Art Philosophy:

I believe art should be appreciated for what it is, not what it means. In my art there are no deep hidden meanings. It is what it is.

Art should be selective. An artist must know what to leave out of a painting. Not all that is seen needs to be painted.

Art should have a concept. That concept should be clearly stated. The concept should be about shapes, light, color, contrast, or value, these ideas in themselves are abstract concepts that we all perceive in our own way. If I do a painting of an apple, it is not about the apple; it is about color or light. A landscape is not about trees; it could be about the color of the trees or the shape of the trees, anything but the tree itself.
In closing, I believe art is essential to life on Earth. It is instinctive to all people. We all enjoy some type of art on some personal level.

MY INSPIRATION

My inspiration comes from life. I am in awe for God's creations. Everywhere I look, I get a glimpse of a painting. I could paint 100 painting a day if I had the time. The people I paint with are a great inspiration for me. There is a great bunch of artists in the Elk River area. I also get inspiration from looking at the paintings of the Old Masters and the Contemporary Masters. Some of my favorites are Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Sergeant, Innss, Boudin, Sherrie McGraw, David Laffel, Richard Schmid, Carolyn Anderson, Skip Whitcomb, Mian Situ, to name a few. To me there is nothing more inspirational the to see beautiful paintings by other Artists.