Marc Taro Holmes

Though best known for his sketchbook drawings and paintings in watercolor, Marc also works in oils in the studio, and paints digitally in photoshop as a concept artist for video games and feature animation.Marc has been a correspondent with UrbanSketchers.org since 2009, and served as a board member and volunteer editor from 2009-2016. Originally based in San Francisco, He is currently representing Montreal, Quebec.Marc was elected to the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor in December of 2016, recently winning their Sloan Award (2016), and CSPWC Second Prize Award (2017).He graduated in 1995 with a BFA from the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary Alberta, going on to 15+ year career as an art director and concept artist for various studios including Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Disney. He has worked on games such as Dragon Age Inquisition, Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate, specializing in characters and costumes, and fantasy-historical environmental design.