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Mark Haglund a Minnesota Fine Art Artist. Specializing in portraiture,still life,landscape,and abstract.

WELCOME TO MY STORE.
Are you looking for original art that will fill your need for color?

How about art that will put you in a good positive mood?

Art that makes you feel good, reminds you of walks in the country, or visits to your favorite fine art gallery.

Then you have come to the right place.
My mantra: Enriching the Community Through Art.

Take your time and browse a while. Let the art take hold of you.
Have an Art Day.

Inspiration:
I get my inspiration from watching life around me. I am in awe for God’s creations. Everywhere I look, I get a glimpse of a painting. I could paint 100 paintings 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 then to see beautiful paintings by other Artists.
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.


Art Shows:
ERAAA Gallery Show January - February 2009
ERAAA Holiday Show 2008
Robbin Gallery Extremely Minnesota Exhibition 2008
Two-person show at Art Reflections 2008
Sherburne County: The Studio show 2008.
Arts in Harmony Show 2007.
ERAAA Member’s Show 2006.
Isanti County Fair 2006.
Sherburne County: The Studio show 2006.
Elk River Arts Alliance, Art Soup 2005.
Isanti County Fair: received First Place 2004.
Robbin Gallery – received an Award of Merit in 2002.
Art Soup – received an Award of Excellence in 2001.