Austin Art Boom - Marcus Impressionism Fetches Top Dollar

When it comes to gallery sales in America collectors usually think of New York or Los Angeles.

But thanks to rising art stars like Marcus (goes by Marcus Impressionism), Austin is making a name for itself as a destination for the new and bold.

Featuring an array of art including oil paintings on canvas, Marcus has sold-out numerous shows off Congress in Austin heralding an art market boom that is rising as fast as the skyscrapers downtown.

Routinely selling even the smallest paintings for over $1200, and selling larger ones in excess of $10,000, Marcus is clearly doing something right. (Just one glance at his website www.marcusimpressionism.com and seeing all paintings sold gives us an idea.)

It is a rare combination of mixing popular art, a unique style all the artist's own, and accessible art prices in a gallery setting that has made this particular artist shine.

Thanks to Marcus and others like him, the Austin art Market has surprised Texas collectors who normally would be quite happy staying in their hometowns of Dallas and Houston.

When high profile names fly in from Hollywood and Los Angeles to view your show, you know you've made it...

And Austin has too.

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