San Mateo County Fair Exhibit

This year I was offered the opportunity to show my work at the San Mateo County Fair inside the Expo Center with a stunning amount of artists and creatives. Suffice to say, I was floored when I saw the quality of some of the work and the caliber of the local artists. (Mind you I’ve been an artist in this area for over 2 decades but just real shy about the process, until this year at least.)

I was selected to fill an unbelievable amount of space to showcase some of my finest and newest works and with the happiest heart I present 10 pieces from my ocean series. Some of the pieces on display are not for sale as they are personal works that have chronicled highs and lows over my art career and contain far too much emotion to part with. The rest are open for purchase and at times negotiable in price range.

Feel free to take pics and tag me on Instagram @smurks_1 and please do read more about some of the paintings in the earlier blogs I posted here.

Thank you and enjoy!

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