Mark Michels was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was employed for 27 years with Delta and Northwest as a flight attendant, calling his home base at that time Detroit, Michigan, but also living in Boston, MA, Virginia and more. Now, back in Minneapolis, Mark has been joining us here at Interact for only a few months and he has proven to be a very talented addition to our artistic group, working primarily in acrylic paint. Recently we have expanded upon his traditional medium and applied it to the jewelry arts as well. Salvador Dali and Picasso are two of Marks favorite artists, which can be seen in his unique style of painting. When Mark gets into his painting mode, his work flows out of him in a very natural way. He is uninhibited and allows for his paintings to happen organically, creating beautiful, lush and prolific pieces. Mark believes that Interact is a very laid back place, which is what he wants. He feels he doesn't get so hung up on things that don't matter, which in turn allows him to produce his artwork in a very freeing environment. He also enjoys the social aspect of Interact, in particular getting to know such diverse artists that have so many great and different attributes from each other. Mark believes Interact is a very unique place and believes word should get out about it more and more. Here, here, Mark!
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