In MIDWEST, Michael Marlowe invokes the rolling plains, parks, and agricultural rows of the region, memories of his own youthful experiences dramatized by way of color and scale.

The series of paintings titled “The Eden Park Series” is a kaleidoscope of times and experiences in and around that wonderful hilly city Park perched high above the City of Cincinnati. This storied park, with its views of the winding Ohio River far below, was a treasured destination. Eden Park is the home of the Cincinnati Art Museum, where, encouraged by our mother, we ill-behaved children would play the game of ... “If there was a Fire..., what piece of art would you save out of this room and WHY”? It was the WHY that made all the difference... Forced us to look and speak and justify our greedy little choices. Over the years it was the formation of my art education. Other great buildings and companies in Eden Park are the Krohn Conservatory, The Playhouse in the Park, the famous Rookwood Pottery, and the Baldwin Piano company. Mount Adams, the village surrounding the park was a legendary hang for the local bohemian scene- At the age of 15, I first saw David Lynch's “Eraserhead” in the small art/porn house theater, Memorable! In a word, it was a safe place, Open with Wonder, it was a Zone of Magical thinking. In these paintings...it still is.