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Mark Sanislo - A Skyway Portrait Painter
2006-05-20 12:16:06
A Skyway Portrait Painter
Source:Downtown Journal
By Breanne Doroff
An artist on display
As a child, Mark Sanislo honed his artistic talents by copying Encyclopedia photos of notable figures, like Michelangelo Buonarroti and George Washington.
Today, at age 44, Sanislo is a nationally known portrait artist who shares his talent for capturing a person’s soul through his art in his skyway-level gallery in the Baker Center, South 7th Street and Marquette Avenue.
“Portraits, in my view, are representing who they are. Their character and personality,” he said. “I’m taken by the subject matter. The qualities people bring are infinite.”
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