MARK SUSINNO: ANGLER, ARTIST, FRIEND Dan Neuland Special to the News-PostDec 14, 2008IN THE FEW short years I have been writing an outdoor column for The Frederick News-Post, I have had the pleasure of meeting some outstanding individuals that contribute one way or another to the outdoor world we all enjoy.Last summer, through e-mails, I began contacting artist Mark Susinno, of Harrisburg, Pa., with the idea of writing a future column about the artist and his incredibly naturalistic underwater gamefish paintings. In order to mix business with pleasure, I offered to arrange an excursion to one...
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This is from an article Lefty Kreh wrote about my artwork in 1990 for his Outdoors column in The Baltimore Sun Newspaper:Mark Susinno puts the finishing touches on a musky painting. He has been turning out paintings of fish since 1984.OLNEY MAN'S PAINTINGS BRING FISH SCENES TO LIFEOLNEY - Few people now know the name, but that likely will change as a young Maryland artist, Mark Susinno, continues his new work. He is producing some of the best fish paintings I've seen. He is producing some of the best fish paintings I've seen. Susinno comes by his artistic talents naturally. His...
WASHINGTON POST THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY IN PENNSYLVANIA By Angus Phillips March 3, 1998Like any cautious professional, Jesse Stoner doesn't like bold predictions. "But I'd have to say if you could pick a day to catch big bass, this is it," he said when we met at Angie's Truck Stop alongside the rolling Susquehanna last week.The breeze was gentle and temperatures were headed their highest in months, with 60 degrees expected inland. River level was still up but falling from near-flood a few days earlier. Water color was perfect,...
From an interview by David Motes of Riseforms Magazine in November 2011: I assume from your bio and answers here that you are working full-time as an artist. True? True! I’ve heard “stamp artist” used as a derisive term. Early on I could have been called a stamp artist. I put more time into painting for stamp competitions than for any other purpose. Duck stamp contests were quite lucrative—especially the Federal ones. They were a great opportunity to garner publicity for an unknown artist. For me they were invaluable...