Recently discovered Mark Bryan’s art and liked what I saw, particularly because I’m a fan of satire.. especially when it borders on the surreal. From his artist statement:

In my paintings I see the world as a cosmic stage for human activity. I’m in the audience like a court reporter taking notes with my sketchbook and brushes, playing the critic, here to observe and make comment. I usually begin a painting with a beautiful natural landscape, but can’t seem to leave it at that.

Because of my need to make comment, I feel compelled to fill it up with depictions of absurd human activities and/or violent acts of revenge by Mother Nature. These depictions are full of symbolism, exaggeration and parody, much in the manner of political cartoons. I like to show men involved in their own tiny dramas while oblivious to greater and more powerful forces around them.

See more paintings at his website.