Among Quiet Peaks

Artist Mark Jeffrey Santos creates works that transport viewers into surreal and whimsical landscapes, far away from the stresses of reality.  His muted, earth-toned fantastical scenes are marked by dreamlike instances, such as larger-than-life creatures, a cast of peculiar characters, and fantastical natural landscapes.

Among Quiet Peaks demonstrates Santos’ ability to draw from his own experiences and influences in order to create whimsical and placid environments. Along with warm backdrops bathed in serenity, objects such as Japanese Kabuki masks and kimonos are some of the many motifs that call to cultural imagery important to the artist. Each painting is an individual instance, a unique tableau, in the world that Santos has built out.

IMAGE CREDIT: Mark Jeffrey Santos, Flock of Fish (detail), Oil on canvas, 2025

Courtesy of Thinkspace Projects