About Mark Kohler

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  • Biography

    The following biography, submitted March 2006, is from the artist.

    A native Texan who has always loved the images of the contemporary West, Mark Kohler began his art career after completing his degree in Illustration at Southwest Texas State University. Five years were spent as art director for an advertising agency, and then as a free-lance illustrator.

    "Creating other people's ideas of art didn't set well with me," says Kohler. "I wanted to paint what I liked and interpret the myriad of images present in the modern West."

    Kohler found that the medium of watercolor suited him best, and he has been a full-time artist since 1995. He says the translucent quality of watercolor a...

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