The next chapter in Mark´s life was a move to the city of Barcelona, Spain, where he and Michael had been many times and loved dearly to the point of purchasing an apartment, which they called Casa Tres Amigos as they shared the property with their common friend Josephine. As their apartment was being rented at the time, they spent six months in a cosy little apartment in the city, learnt Spanish, made new friends and pursued a new business.
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Mark seeing some graffiti in Barcelona
2009
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He also connected spiritually with one of his most admired artists, Salvador Dali and visited the well-known Dali Museum in Figueras. He says, with a broad smile on his face: "Visiting the museum is like stepping into Dali´s mind and I welcomed all of it."
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Mark visiting Dali´s house & studio
2009
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Another moment of the visit to Dali´s house & studio
2009
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It was in Barcelona that Mark resumed work with a technique called dripping.
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Several samples of paintings with dripping technique
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Barcelona
2009
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He remembers:
"This was at a time when I was still searching for the right style. It was an interesting method to blur the features and give a sense of movement. When I moved to BCN, I switched to watercolor due to living in a 40 sq. metre flat and the need for less mess and no smell. Watercolor has less drama than oil, and it also allowed me to create effective drips."
Portrait using dripping technique
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Barcelona
2008
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Mark had temporarily left behind the oil paintings and the tattoo technique of his earlier works that can be observed in the following piece.
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INDIVISIBLE
by Mark O´Connell
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Seattle
2006
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