Mark Kerckhoff
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Huasna River, Arroyo Grande, CA, acrylic, 10x18 in., 1,800
Casper’s Flat, San Juan Capistrano, oil, 12x18 in., 1,900
Bell Canyon, San Juan Capistrano, oil, 12x22.5 in., 2,200
Phoenix Palms, North Laguna, oil, 12x16 in., 1,750
El Camino Real, San Clemente, oil, 12x16 in., 1,850
Indian Canyon, oil, 30x40 in., 6,500
Last Day of Summer, oil, 9x12 in., 950
Eagle Cliffs, oil, 18x24 in., 2,100
Topanga Cliffs, oil, 9x12 in., 950
August Light, oil, 20x24 in., 2,800
River to the Sea, oil, 9x12 in., 950
Mexico Border Desert, oil, 18x24 in., 3,200
Palo Wash, oil, 18x24 in., 3,200
Big Sur, oil, 20x24 in., 3,500
Point Lobos, oil, 18x24 in., 3,200
Chumash Trail, oil, 20x24 in., 2,800
Cottonwood, acrylic, 10x18 in., 1,400
Looking West, acrylic, 10x18 in., 1,400
Goleta Cliffs, acrylic, 10x18 in., 1,400
Gumtrees, oil, 30x24 in., 3,800
Winter Desert, oil, 8.75x11 in., 1,200
South Laguna, oil, 24x30 in., 4,500
Coastal Lagoon, acrylic, 10x18 in., 1,400
A sixth generation Californian, Mark Kerckhoff was born in Covina in 1959 and studied at California State University Long Beach. Mark considers himself an abstract realist. The base of his interest stems from growing up in rural Los Angeles County hiking amongst the Sycamorelined gulleys, the South Hills, and always living under the watchful eyes of the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains. These early childhood memories continue to be a presence in his paintings. Inspired by artists like Hermann Herzog, Thomas Moran, and William Keith, Mark executes paintings that embrace love of color, high aesthetics and craftsmanship. Mark’s favorite quote is by John Ruskin the great Victorian art critic, “All great schools enforce delicacy of drawing and subtlety of sight: as of yet, found without exception respecting art is that all great art is delicate”.