Dallas-based artist Marc creates richly textured abstract paintings built through impasto, using color, dimension, and layered surfaces as a form of expression and connection — a practice shaped by his experience with multiple sclerosis and a commitment to continual experimentation.

• Marc’s paintings are built through impasto, using thick layers of paint to create sculptural surfaces rich with texture and dimension.
• After a career in the corporate world, Marc turned to painting following a life-altering MS diagnosis, developing a practice grounded in experimentation, patience, and sustained attention.
• Color serves as the foundation of every composition, with texture guiding how hues interact and evolve across the canvas.
• Through ArtLifting, Marc has shared his work with collectors and corporations worldwide while finding community, confidence, and a platform for his artistic voice.

Marc’s paintings take shape through thick, physical layers of paint, built up over time using an impasto technique that gives each surface a sculptural quality. Color is his starting point — often a single hue that expands into a composition through the addition of texture, movement, and contrast. Raised ridges and dense applications of paint guide how colors meet and separate, creating dimensional fields that shift with light and perspective. His process is iterative and open-ended, with multiple works in progress at once, each evolving at its own pace.

After years in a corporate environment defined by structure and fast-paced problem-solving, a MS diagnosis fundamentally changed the rhythm of Marc's life. Painting emerged as a new form of challenge and expression. In the studio, he found a different kind of structure — one built through repetition, layering, and sustained attention. His approach remains rooted in experimentation, allowing each piece to develop gradually rather than toward a fixed outcome.

Texture is central to how his work comes together. Paint is applied, removed, and reapplied to create surfaces that hold depth and variation. Some paintings take years to complete, shaped by careful decisions about when to build and when to stop. As his speech has become more labored, Marc increasingly uses painting as a primary form of expression, relying on color and material to communicate his perspective.

“Art gives me the direction that I've lost; a direction that always starts with a color, grows into a terrain of texture, and sometimes isn't found until the last stroke.”

What makes your creative process uniquely yours?

I began my art career later in life. I have always had an appreciation for art and was truly amazed by how an artist could create something so beautiful with only a canvas, a few tubes of paint, and a paintbrush. I was perfectly happy with museum visits, viewing other artists' work, and it never crossed my mind to dabble in making art myself. I never believed I had the talent to create something as beautiful as what I was witnessing.

After a life-altering situation, I suddenly had many hours of free time — time I honestly never had before. I needed to find an outlet that could keep my mind active and fill the void of my sudden free time. After many attempts at various possibilities, I decided that making art could be the outlet to fill that void.

The issue was how to do it, so I took a trial-and-error approach. I always had an appreciation for color, contrasting colors, and how they play off each other. My goal was to learn how to put this appreciation onto canvas. In the beginning, each finished painting had a multitude of colors, but it always came across to me — both literally and figuratively — as flat. I kept adding paint to the canvas creating texture. The more I added, the more I personally thought it created an element of intrigue. 

Come to find out, this approach has a technical name: impasto, and I love how this technique creates a 3-D effect and dimension. The majority of my new art continues with the impasto technique. It creates almost a sculptural feel on canvas. I will always approach each new piece I create following this direction.

What life experiences most deeply influence your work?

The first thing that influenced me is my disability, multiple sclerosis, which afforded me the luxury to slow down and examine life. MS creates many physical and cognitive limitations and has forced me to approach life much differently than in my early years. I don't know if I would have even attempted painting, but life has a funny way of creating possibilities even when you're not looking for them.

Creating art gives the artist a nonverbal voice; it’s a wonderful way to express oneself. My series Diversity is a great example of this. It creates a talking point that I hope everyone has the opportunity to discuss. Everyone has their own thoughts on this topic but don't always discuss. Art opens the door.

How has sharing your work through ArtLifting changed your art or your life?

ArtLifting changed my life for the better. It is a pleasure to work with a company and staff for whom I have the utmost respect.

When I first considered becoming an artist, I had no idea how to promote myself or how to share my art with buyers across the country and around the world. ArtLifting lifted those burdens from my shoulders. I am now part of a group of artists fortunate enough to experience sales through high-powered, brokered deals with ArtLifting and many corporations worldwide.

ArtLifting has given me so much beyond the obvious. The supportive community inspires me to become a better artist, as we all strive to be our best for one another. Whenever I doubt my art, I look back at the many sales and placements I am a part of, and it truly helps me overcome my self-doubt. It is a true collaboration between the artists and ArtLifting, and we are a very lucky group.

What do you hope stays with someone after they experience your work?

One word… INSPIRED.

Through his partnership with ArtLifting, Marc’s work has reached audiences far beyond his studio, with installations in corporate environments including Greystar, Bank of America, PayPal headquarters, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise headquarters. These placements bring his richly textured paintings into shared spaces where viewers encounter them in the course of daily life, creating moments of curiosity, reflection, and connection.

As his practice continues to evolve, Marc remains focused on the possibilities of color, texture, and expression. What began as a way to explore a new chapter of life has become a powerful creative language — one that allows him to communicate beyond words and invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and find their own points of connection within the work.

Keep up with Marc on his instagram as his practice continues to evolve.