Mark "Mazz" Mazzarella Florida landscape painting with vibrant red poinciana tree, tall palm trees, sailboat, cloudy blue sky, and water in the distance. Signed lower left. Also on signed on verso with sketch of palm trees. Painted with palette knife. Measures 20" x 16" on masonite board & 25.25" x 21.25" w/ frame. Mazz has been painting Florida Scenes for over 40 years and is a purely self-taught artist. While living in Miramar FL in 1980, he started painting FL seascapes, selling them along the Hollywood and Ft Lauderdale beach...a few years later he lived in Jupiter FL and sold paintings at the Marina in Singer island. He fished at the Jupiter inlet daily and painted at night. His art influences were AE Backus, Harold & Sam Newton. He used to visit AE Backus at his home in the 1980's, he also received advanced training from Sam Newton and Highwaymen Robert Lewis.