MICHAEL STASINOS
"In landscape painting, it seems so simple to fall into the Impressionist's quest for color and that of
the fleeting moment. This impressionist's aesthetic of landscape painting has always had a universal
appeal.
It is a pure aesthetic experience, this pursuit of beauty and capturing the fleeting moment through
mark making and color. From impressionism to 'plein air' painting today, this pursuit has been
obsessed over by the artist and embraced by the public.
Yet, this popular aesthetic appeal that has always made me feel uneasy in my landscape paintings.
I made a decision that if the average landscape painting is viewed as a quick sketch,
like a runner sprinting to the finish, then I wished to run a marathon and push the painting as
far as my patience would allow."
- Michael Stasinos
He received his MFA (Cum Laude) from the New York Academy of Art in 1996. His artwork as been
in exhibitions through out America, including New York City, NY, Baltimore, MD, and Boston, MA.
He resides in Seattle, where he continues to paint and teach.
Click here to view the artist's website, www.stasinos.biz.
