5940 Meadow Brook Lane • Cumming, GA 30040
art@mc2create.com • 770-366-6361
www.artmcnaughtonfinart.com
In today’s cynical world we are quick to generalize, whether it is how we view people or situations and not appreciate the uniqueness or the detail that is all around us. It is much easier to interpret things as we believe them to be rather than take the time to analyze and understand them as they truly are.
That being said it’s man’s creations, for better or worse that I choose to celebrate. Man’s evolution from hunters and gatherers to masters of molding earths natural resources into objects of our desires only serves to reinforce my appreciation of the human potential.
Remain open minded. Don’t see things as you believe them to be. Look past the obvious and see something more.
As creative director for Sharpie markers I traveled to New York quite often but no trip was quite as memorable as when I had the opportunity to visit Peter Max in his studio. Peter, an avid fan of Sharpie markers, did not relegate them only to autographs. It was a tool that he routinely used in his daily warm up. Sitting with a stack of 4″ x 6″ card stock piled in front of him, he would make quick marks on each. Scribbles as most observers might conclude, but each an exercise in perfecting the loose expressive line that he is so known for. Peter called it a “warm up” not unlike the work out an athlete performs while training.
A memorable lesson, but ultimately it was the paintings that grabbed me.
The looseness, the intense color and the scale captured my imagination and has stayed with me ever since.
Invitational/Group Exhibitions
2016 Sedgewick Gallery, Alpharetta, GA
2017 Ponce City Market – Winter Show, Atlanta GA
2017 Kai Lin Gallery – Fresh II, Atlanta GA
2018 Gallery Residences – Winter Art Show,
2795 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30305
2018 Sewell Mill Cultural Center – Solo Show, Marietta, GA
2019 Sewell Mill Cultural Center – Solo Show, Marietta, GA
Juried & Competitive Exhibitions
2018 Synchronicity – Atlanta Artists Center, Buckhead GA , 2nd Place – Winter Storage,
2018 Dogwood – Atlanta Artists Center, Buckhead GA
2018 Sights & Insights – Dunwoody Fine Arts Association, Dunwoody GA
2018 Cookeville Art Gallery – Cookeville TN, 3rd Place – Downy Woodpecker,
2018 Tallgrass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
2018 Limelight – Atlanta Artists Center, Buckhead GA, Honorable Mention – Car Show #6,
2018 Fruits of Our Labor, Buckhead GA ,1st Place – Bass Scroll,
2018 Musicality – The Art Center, Highland Park
2018 Sewell Mill Cultural Center – Atlanta Artists Center, 1st Place – Thrift Shop Nutcracker
2019 Synchronicity – Atlanta Artists Center, Buckhead GA
2019 Renewal – Atlanta Artists Center, Buckhead GA
2019 East Meets West – Atlanta Artists Center, Buckhead GA, 1st Place – Thrift Shop Nutcracker
2019 Tallgrass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
2019 PowerLines – Atlanta Artists Center, Buckhead GA
Honorable Mention – Car Show #2
2019 Sewell Mill Cultural Center – Atlanta Artists Center, 1st Place – Glacier National
Private Collections: available upon request
Millikin University: BFA in painting and print making
Art Director at Ideal School Supply (a div. of Westinghouse education) graphic artist/ illustrator
Creative Director & Brand Equity Director for Sanford Ink (later to become a division on Newell Rubbermaid)
Notable brands: Sharpie, Expo, Accent, Prismacolor,
Eberhard Faber, Faber Castel, Grumbacher
2019-20 President of Atlanta Artists Center