MARCO L. MARCHI

I realize now, Marco was only 25 when as a 15 year old I loved his classes so much, I spent all my study periods there as well. We painted murals for Christmas on the 12 foot glass walls in the hall of the high school. We made murals on paper and covered the bleachers in the gym for proms. He sent me to free art classes on Saturdays at Mass College of Art. I used my love of murals at all the schools I worked in. 35 years of Special Ed. Art was a wonderful tool for teaching and...

My earliest art instruction came in High School in 1964. My art teacher, Marco Marchi, had a zeal for art that was absolutely contagious. He lived, and breathed art and was a master at most aspects of it.

Always experimenting, Marco encouraged his students to do the same and I was introduced to many different painting mediums and techniques. Watercolor, gouache, clay, collage, printmaking, pastel painting and even mural work were among the things that I was introduced to. High School...

I am an artist today because I was influenced by Mr. Marchi, the only Art instructor I ever had or needed. In 1979 I was 15 years old and could draw and Mr. Marchi recognized talent as he saw it. He challenged me to paint. Paint? I made a wreck of a fine drawing...he smiled, sat down and told me "You will learn more in the next five minutes than ever in your life." And he was right! He swished texture, color, tone and depth and brought my drawing back to life, as a fine painting. He asked me,...

Mr. Marchi had an enormous influence on the person I have become today. He always encouraged me to express myself creatively and to always be true to who I am/was. The love I have for him is too great for words. I will forever be grateful for his many lessons in both class and life.
He was one of a kind.
He will always be in my heart.

He was the best teacher I ever had, rest in peace my friend...Mark Houlné

Marco was a genuine creative force in so many of our lives. This good and insightful man had a monumental effect on my life; on how I perceive and engage the world. As his students, he instilled in us the idea that we remain ever curious and never stop learning. He impressed on me the discipline that we finish what we start. And all of this, always, with his sly, skewed sense of humor. I am grateful to have known him as a teacher and a friend.

I was fortunate to have known Marco through Cardiac Rehab at Lawrence Memorial hospital in Medford. He was so interesting to talk to ; I could listen to him for hours; he was fascinating with his knowledge of antiquities and it was my privilege to have visited his home and see some of them.
I also purchased some of his art work.
I remember when his grandson was born. He was overjoyed! It was an honour to have known him.