Recording the disappearing scenes of the south and aviation history and Mississippi sport legends, such as Archie Manning (Mark is pictured here with Archie Manning as Archie signed Mark's painting Rebel Days) and Brett Favre, is his passion. Mark’s main inspiration for painting scenes of the days gone by is his children. He wants to create a history for them of the simpler times though his paintings. He has been painting the disappearing scenes of the south for twenty years, but now it is even more important to record a legacy for his children.
Following a long line of artists, Mark’s talent and his interest in art came to him naturally. Mark is now a full time artist, painting daily at his Ridgeland, Mississippi studio. His time is spent mostly on commissioned paintings and limited edition prints. Mark Millet has been commissioned by numerous companies and individuals throughout the country to create original works of art which depict the history of our country. Millet has also been commissioned to do portraits including Jerry Clower, Sonny Montgomery, and Chuck Yeager.

MILLET Studio 167f Moore Street Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157	Mark and his sign collection.
	Studio 1950's kitchen	Few of Mark's collectables

Mark Millet illustrates the spirit of the south. His paintings give intensity and scope to scenes that move across, into and out of his living canvases. Millet’s canvases do more than just picture the changes and developments over the course of this century - his paintings are alive with brilliant colors and ivory light. They create a sense of place from the everyday to the lost landmarks. Millet’s interest in history and architecture only serves as a compliment to his artwork. It greatly enhances his paintings.

Through his recounting of the vanishing scenes of the south, Millet has become known as a nostalgia artist. His representative drawing and loose watercolor style are perfect techniques for securing the past and making time stand still. Millet continually searches for that perfect scene to capture. While traveling the back roads of Mississippi, an old store that has already seen its better days or kids walking on an old abandon railroad stir his creativity and excitement.

Millet comes from a long line of artists. He started his artistic journey by winning a scholarship from Hinds Community College where he studied under Bob Dunaway. After school Millet spent a year creating silk screen art — then landed a job with Mississippi Federation Co-op as an in house art director for eight years. When the company was bought out in 1992 and moved its headquarters to Arkansas, Millet opened his own studio and gallery at its present location in Ridgeland.

Millet has won a variety of regional art contests. His art is a component of private collections all over the country and even as far as Paris, France. He has also done work for many large corporations such as McDonald’s and Raytheon Aerospace and Municipalities.

Mark works in oils, acrylic, and watercolors. He has been known to paint everything from portraits and landscapes to murals.

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