"Red Sky Blue Heart" by Markus Pierson Unframed Hand Pulled Serigraph on Un-stretched Canvas Hand signed by the artist Size: 44” x 21” Edition Size: 195 + 35 Artist Proofs Year of Release: 2007 Condition is Mint 100 percent guarantee of authenticity Original Certificate of Authenticity from the Publisher is included Gallery Retail: $1,895.00 unframed Make an offer! About the image - “My days, like spent rose petals, escape my grasp and fill my sky. Love remains my unknown sanctuary, thus my long journey continues, wandering apace with my 2 constant companions: My Red Sky and My Blue Heart.” Rose Petals rise up from his pocket, borne on some silky breeze then drift together to shape the red sky overhead enclosing the blue heart that has become his life. The vastness of the view reminds him of the days spent looking for her; the gentle wind whispers to him of love. In blind faith he will continue uncertain of what lies ahead, but searching ceaselessly nonetheless. Markus Pierson Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless “racer”, Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus’ talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn’s Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was “dead” and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, “Coyote.” He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as “Coyote,” is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow – Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he’d never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song.