Mark's work is focused on a combination of enhancing the beautiful aspects of the subject through painting and incorporating technology by materials used or subject matter.  He is intrigued by the ocean, its sounds, the wave's translucency, the ocean's creatures, and the technology operating in it.  You can view Mark’s paintings in his online gallery or at exhibitions identified in "The Artist" drop down menu.

The following article was posted to the artist's neighborhood HOA website in September 2020:

The Artist Nextdoor

Seabeck Heights, with its serenity and natural beauty, has hidden beauty in the talents of our next door neighbors. We are a community rich in artistic resources, and this article profiles one such neighbor, Mark Evans. You might not think of a mechanical engineer capturing water breaking on rocks, light filtering through foaming waves and blending multitudes of colors in the sky. Not exactly the stereotypical mental picture many associate with an engineer.

Morning Arrival

At a young age, Mark was encouraged by his mother to develop his artistic talent. He took private painting lessons and created art suitable as gifts for family and friends. In high school he exhibited his paintings at malls and on one occasion painted while the crowd watched.

Majoring in graphic design at the University of Washington, he worked with all the major mediums--acrylics, charcoal, pastels, ink, pencil, watercolor and oils. He received scholarship money from the Cornish School of Fine Art after submitting his Hereditary Wealth pencil drawing in a contest. Oils became his favorite medium as they took longer to dry and were easier to blend and manipulate on canvas, achieving the effect he desired.

As a third-year college student, Mark made the decision to pursue mechanical engineering. He was good at math, his father was a Boeing engineer, and an engineer’s salary seemed more reliable than an artist’s income. Mark worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 37 years, retiring in 2019. While there, Mark continued taking classes to keep his artistic skill alive.

After retirement he attended classes at Bainbridge Artisans Resource Network (BARN), including techniques of the masters and color clinic. In November 2019 he exhibited work at the BARN Bazaar. When an instructor asked him how he intended to set his work apart from others, he decided to incorporate his work experience with naval vessels, electronics, programming, Computer Aided Design and 3D printing...thus tech art was born!Displaying Artwork at BARN Bazaar

His most recent picture did just that, resulting in a submarine performing an emergency ascent during a moonlit night. This alone was gorgeous, but he didn’t stop there. He attached a prototype picture light that illuminates and plays sound files associated with the ocean and a submarine. When motion is sensed, a stunning visual and audio experience is created. Want to check it out? Go to Mark’s website (https://www.evanstechart.com/) under Works/Paintings.

Mark is currently painting a scene incorporating a 3D printed aircraft carrier entering the Strait of Juan De Fuca from the perceptual constraint of looking through binoculars. The scene is from Cape Flattery looking toward Tatoosh and Vancouver Island.

Working on Aircraft Carrier Painting in EvansTechArt Studio

Mark’s website features his artistry, both past and present, including prints and cutting boards with images of his paintings. Mark literally does it all--still life, landscape, portraits and seascapes. Look for further development of his tech art!

Mark has lived in Seabeck Heights for 13 years along with his lovely, supportive wife Denise and raised three children Megan, Arielle and Jordan.