About

Mark was born in Worcestershire and has been painting and drawing since the age of three. He attended Hagley RC High School where art teacher Mr Ken Birch inspired him to develop his creative ideas, and went on to study Design and Illustration at Suffolk University.

The summer after graduating, EMI Records got in touch — drawn to an illustration Mark had created from burnt Chinese newspapers. The piece caught the eye of Radiohead, who wanted to title their EP 'Chinese Burn'. The band loved the finished work and exhibited it in their house.

Mark's work is driven by a sense of adventure — that feeling of awe when you see an amazing scene for the first time. His paintings entertain, educate, and bring back memories of favourite places. From the Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye to Caldey Island off the Pembrokeshire coast, there's no shortage of inspiration.

He works primarily in oils on canvas, never starting on a white surface. A background colour goes down first, then he draws into the surface with the back of a paintbrush. Only when the under-drawing feels right does the painting begin — built up in layers, with the base colour sometimes left to show through for added depth.