In 2017, Mark Lesser immersed himself in an artist residency program, Green Olive Arts, in Tetouan, Morocco. Lesser’s abstract oil paintings featured this month at Artists on Santa Fe Gallery capture the beauty that time has etched on the ancient Medina walls - scratches, graffiti, and layers of color. Mark focuses on challenging his images through tension of abstract color fields and spontaneous expression seeking to maintain a connection with realistic references infused with an emotional process.