Mark Daly’s purpose for painting is to create memorable, old-master-quality art that stands the test of time. He paints city, boat, beach and other memorable scenes by orchestrating people and places, sunlight and shadow, sea and snow into unique visual stories. Daly’s artwork is in distinguished private, corporate, and university collections worldwide. He has won First Place/Gold Medal and other prominent awards in international and national juried art exhibitions and has had nine solo shows. He has a studio on the coast of Maine and travels worldwide to paint on location. Daly is Signature Member and an elected Board Member of the American Impressionist Society. He is also Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, American Society of Marine Artists, Cincinnati Art Club, a Juried Artist Member of the Rockport Art Association & Museum, and an elected Shareholder of the Cincinnati Art Museum. Daly graduated from Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences and has a master’s degree from The University of Pennsylvania. An experience that helps Daly be a better artist is composing and sharing the joy of music. Daly has written over 50 original published compositions that include performances by Grammy Award winning musicians. He is also a Voting Member of the Grammys. To learn more about Mark Daly, please visit his website.