Henry Von Genk, III

Henry Von Genk, III, was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, and resides with his family in Jacksonville Beach. Henry is a twenty year-plus professional self-taught artist who has mastered a realistic style of landscape painting. Working in oils, Henry uses a unique glazing and shadowing technique to bring richness and depth to his paintings of the waterways and salt marshes of Florida's coast. His love for Florida's waterways is evident in all his Paintings. They portray the play of sunlight on the State's natural beauty and are generally devoid of man made intrusions. He portrays Florida as it was and as it should be. His paintings place you there, warm the heart, and stimulate the feelings we all get when actually viewing these beautiful vistas.