Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Mark Boedges

Burlington artist Mark Boedges hasn’t even hit 40 yet, but he’s already raking in impressive awards for his representational, often plein-air, paintings. Last February, he was surprised to find his work on the cover of International Artist — he had been awarded the magazine’s grand prize. This month, he earned an honorable mention in Southwest Art magazine’s Artistic Excellence 2012 competition for his painting of a Vermont farm bathed in morning light. “When I moved to Vermont, I swore I would never paint red barns,” he told the magazine — his winning image included not one but two red barns. Boedges has since learned not to rule anything out. To celebrate the first year of his business, Mark Boedges Fine Art Gallery, he’s showing new paintings there in his “One Year Anniversary Show,” December 1 through 29. Pictured: “My Gear.”