Favi Sketching in The Gardens of the Palace of Versailles at Twilight, December 2018
T. Mark Cole creating another entry into the pastel postcard series. The Unitarian Universalist Church in Provincetown, MA. Painted at the Wistaria Cottage in North Truro, MA in September of 2014.
About
in 2003, Chester County, Pennsylvania Artist T. Mark Cole began to experiment with abstract art as a medium. He was already an established art educator and successful landscape artist. His greatest art influences include the likes of Edward Hopper, John Singer Sargeant, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, The Pennsylvania Impressionists (Edward Redfield, Constance Cochran, George Sotter, etc)
His work with the Maine Historical Society allowed him to document every historic home on Mount Desert Island.
He had published two books about Stone Harbor, New Jersey through Arcadia Publishing.
His new-found passion for abstract art didn’t seem to mesh well with his established reputation for traditional works. But his life-long love for architecture and its profound inspiration fueled his creative fires and he began a prolific period of creation.
With enough works and confidence to begin showing his abstract creations, Mark did what any artist looking to showcase another side of his talent would do: he created a nom de plume. Writers do it all the time, why not artists?
He wanted a name that sounded worldly and mysterious. The first name of Favi was chosen as a variation on the names Fabia and Fabian, giving an air of fancy or perhaps European descent. The surname of Dubo was a nod to his mother’s favorite drink, Dubonett.
And so Favi Dubo was born!
For nearly 8 years favi Dubo remained an elusive figure that began to gain recognition in the Philadelphia area, often communicating through his friend, T. Mark Cole!
It was finally around 2011 when Favi was honored with an award that Mark finally came forward revealing the story behind his nom de plume.
Over the years, Favi has drawn great inspiration from legendary abstract artists that include Albert Marquet, Charles Demuth, Fernand Leger, Wassikly Kandinsky, and Jackson Pollock.