Mark Roden

Mark Roden is a contemporary artist living in Houston, Texas whose body of artwork includes painting works created using mostly palette knife and a few other tools besides the brush.   Going for a rougher edge, Roden uses stark contrast very often against a black background to produce stunning images of abstract.  The pieces are studies of color and form, but more than this, the imagery itself conveys an idea or topic in such a vague way that they may be interpreted in several ways.

Roden began painting with acrylic in 2011, more as an experiment in the beginning but with increasing interest he polished his abilities to where they are today, one short year later.  His style continues to grow as he investigates different combinations of color and texture, and through exploring this media he has found an eloquent way to express ideas through art.