A chance introduction and conversation between Documentary Film Maker Jeff Maki and an unassuming and humble homegrown artist named Mark O'Malley resulted in this earthy, quirky and heartwarming documentary about a new art form. In this colorful film you'll see how this talented Seattle man, (referred to as Marko in the art community) attempts and succeeds at further immortalizing the great American Jazz and Blues Musicians of present and past with his prolific illustrations, photography, and colorful perspective. Like a latter day Gramma Moses, O'Malley paints a profoundly unique and inspired vision of the people, culture, and soul of the American Jazz-Blues movement, while celebrating this uniquely American musical genre and culture by flowing his own unique paint pigments from his brush to the stone he utilizes as his canvas. This film is a fun, moving and a unique addition to the Jazz and Blues experience if for no other reason that it springs forth from the same kind of non-esta
$1.99 |
Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 28:00 Posted: 11/4/2008
