Martin Machado is a painter, photographer, filmmaker, and traveler of the open sea. His works stem from a life reflective of his passions and career as a merchant marine, commercial fisherman and sailor. When the long months at sea are done he resides in beautiful San Francisco with his brothers.

 Marty begins his paintings while on tour, often using the rocking motions of the sea as the premise for his works. By spilling paint on paper and letting in freely move across the surface with the rocking of the boat he creates a parameter in which his ocean scenes will develop.   His experimental methods of painting include materials such as epoxy, fiberglass and seawater.  Once the painting is finished he coated the paper on wooden canvas with resin forming a clear and solid surface safe for touching (similar to the feel of a surfboard).

His paintings capture a peaceful serenity abstracted with obscure shape and unusual colors. Almost dreamlike in nature, his perspective is easy to relate with.

His earlier series of works are quiet different using architecture and photography as the foundation of his works. “Frustrations with early painting lead me to adopt a technique learned by the late Steven Cuiqui, where photography, digital technology, and painting come together. Eventually I realized I wanted to come back to full painting, but by that time photography had and will continue to be an integral stage in my work. Themes such as labor, the changing western landscape, and the loss of time have always been a large part of my work. Of course there is the obvious change from land to seascapes.” -Machado

For more information on Martin Machado please visit his website at www.martinmachado.com.