Cover image for “Poplar Leaf Study: Version One” – acrylic on paper, 11″ X 4″, 2013, Mark W. McGinnis I sit in my studio contentedly...

Available in Paperback or Kindle versions at Amazon.com Artist’s Statement As I type these words I look at the blood vessels running...

While doing research for the eastern part of my Snake River Basin project I did a considerable amount of photography of the Grand Teton...

Yes, the paintings are complete — 72 of them. Now the book version — I will let you know when its ready. Snake River Basin: Snake River...

Below are eight new paintings for the Snake River Basin Project. They are from the eastern  regions of the Snake River basin in eastern...

Below are six new paintings for the Snake River Basin Project. They are from the more northern  regions of the basin in northern Idaho...

The following ten paintings were inspired by a recent trip to Washington DC where I was fortunate to experience the early bloom of our...

Snake River Basin: Salmon River, 11″ X 14″, acrylic on 300lb. paper, 2013, Mark W. McGinnis Once upon a time (and space) there was an...

The following are 18 new paintings for my Snake River Basin Project. They are mostly from Southwest Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and Central...

(this was my primary project of the 1990’s) ARTIST’S STATEMENT This series of essays and paintings is an attempt to explore some of the ...

New MARK W. MCGINNIS Website Yes, after many years with a pretty lame website, I built a new one.  It was easier this time with all the...

Artist’s Statement While I have been working with watercolor for over thirty-five years, watercolor sketching is a relatively recent...

The 100 paintings in this book are based on haiku poems by Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828), who is considered to be one of the four greatest...

ARTIST’S STATEMENT This book of 90 paintings is based on  a poem titled Meghaduta (Cloud Messenger) by India’s greatest Sanskrit poet,...

Artist’s Statement: Helping a child to develop a sense of awareness may be one of the greatest gifts we can give. Awareness, presence,...

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt....

That seems to be the message. Look through the movie and TV guides. People with guns killing other people. We entertain ourselves...

(note: It does seem a strange time of the year to be writing on this topic but a request for input came from my Unitarian/Universalist...

The following eight paintings are my most recent additions to my Snake River Basin series. All but the Boise River painting are located...

The following paintings are my newest additions to my Snake River Basin Series. All paintings were inspired by sites in the western part...