Mark Messersmith
Strangely Unsettled ObsessionsThose Left BehindArcadian FireEdge of TownFrom a Dark TwilightBlue VaseSteamy July AfternoonAt the DockMoon lite Motel
Dangerous IntersectionThey Fight, They Fall
1-2-3They Fight, They Fall
4-5-6Summer Storm BlueSouthernaire 2
Machinery of SummerBridge across the St.Marks riverGood Night Going BadlyA Very Hot JuneHalcyon Days 1986The Night They ReturnedVictim of SilenceEvening LaborsVapid VisionariesAugust night at the boat rampO.F.C's pastureSweltering EventideSummer of 2010Lost HindsightHeights of SummerMoonbeamsKing FishersEvanescence FieldSummer RespiteAzure EveningAutumn EventideNight BurnsUnsettled SpringMay BloomingWarm SpringThose Who BelieveAutumn ArtificeSummer ChaseMidnight SaleParadise of Sacrifice Wolfish NatureOctober SunsetGolden ForestGatorlandSpring TwilightAfternoon HeatIn Deep Woods, ForgottenDeceptive NatureMoonlit LandscapeInability to RemainSunrise DisguisedVespertine SacrificeWayfarersMagnolias, M.J.H. Edge of TownSummer Solstice MorningInnocence StandThe CollectorsSummer AfternoonMoonlight on the Wacissa Ursa Major  SouthernaireArtificial LuresStrange MattersAfternoon of a Faun
   Inquisitive NatureNight Falls
Since moving to the Southeastern United States in 1985, I have been fascinated with the uniqueness of the regions environment, and the beauty of its lands and animals. While both the land and animals are vulnerable, they share a strong determination for survival and can still offer potential dangers for the unwary visitor.

The fading landscape I paint, is at least for awhile, out there someplace, somewhere just beyond the urban sprawl, shopping malls, and trailer parks. It is still a land of myths and facts, inhabited by powerful birds, vigilant panthers, weary gators, blackwater swamps, old cypress trees, back road citrus stands and careening logging trucks.