Marvin Perry Mann
Atlantis
oil, cold wax, mixed media on cradled wood panel
36 x 18 inches
$ 4,000
C-lective Curator’s Cut:
There is something wonderfully meditative about Atlantis. At 36 x 18 inches, this intimate work offers a more delicate expression of Marvin’s signature materials and movement. Against a soft expanse of cool tones, a vivid burst of violet seems to bloom from within the surface, unfolding like a flower beneath dark water. Sparkles of yellow appear and dance throughout the surface, like drifting pollen. The effects are at once subtle and striking, with the saturated color appearing to drift outward into the surrounding grey. Atlantis is a small, contemplative work that rewards a closer look, inviting you to linger in its unexpected pocket of color.
Marvin Perry Mann
We Love Marvin. He is a Richmond-based artist who is challenging what we know of as the American landscape painting. He creates immersive abstract experiences, tracing a poetic evolution from realism through impressionism, tonalism, and ultimately into abstraction. He’s doing things in his own, innovative way while giving a nod to classical techniques.
“My hope is that the audience will get lost in my paintings and, on reflection, discover something they hadn’t before.”
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Honorable Mention at the Northern California Arts, Inc. Members Show, Sacramento Fine Arts Center (2025)
Solo show at ar·ti·fact gallery, Point Richmond, CA titled Sketches of Nod: Imagined Landscapes (2024)
Numerous features in publications for his work in comic illustration prior to exploring painting.
Marvin’s abstract landscapes draw us in through rich layers of color and texture, revealing subtle terrain and shifting emotional moods. As a self-described colorist, his use of light, shadow, and tone replaces recognizable landmarks with a sense of atmosphere and feeling. His work strikes a balance between detail and openness, creating calm, meditative spaces that invite personal reflection and discovery. These landscapes aren’t depictions of real places, but rather imagined environments formed on canvas or board while Marvin reminisces on his favorite moments in nature. They encourage us to pause and reflect on our own connections to the natural world.
Click here to see Marvin’s most recent C-lective interview.