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Steven Markoff
lives in a barn/studio on a farm in Marshall, California that raises organic
cattle and sheep above Tomales Bay which is between Point Reyes and Bodega Bay,
centrally located to so much beautiful country. He works entirely on site,
mostly in gouache or opaque watercolor. He works in a direct and reverential
way, taking his inspiration from nature. Now familiar to the seasons and the
colors they bring, he feels lucky to find continual interest and revelation in
the area’s unique landscape.
Steven was born
in Brooklyn in 1947. His pursuit of painting began early. As a child, he
attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School. At 16 he was given a lifetime
membership to the Art Student's League, studying with Thomas Fogarty and Ernest
Fine. he attended Cooper Union for Painting in Manhattan.
He is an artist
member of the California Art Club and has exhibited widely, including at the
Napa Valley Museum Plein Air Biennial, 2003 and 2007 and the Exhibit at Mission
San Juan Capistrano, August 2001 & 2002. He exhibited in the Ebert Gallery,
Geary Street, San Francisco, oil landscapes from the 1960's and 1970's,
November 2002. He took part in the California Art Club 7th & 8th annual Plein
Air Painting Event and Exhibit at Mission San Juan Capistrano, August 2001 and
2002. His works appear in multiple private collections.
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