Member since Sunday 28th Dec, 2014
The London born self taught artist, Mark Harris has lived most of his life in Dorset and has a huge affection for the area.
With over 30 years experience painting in all mediums Mark grew up with either a pencil or paintbrush in his hand.
Roaming through the countryside from a young age Mark spent many hours practising and perfecting landscapes, trees and wildlife.
He experimented with water colour and Indian ink for a while, painting many scenes of Dorset.
Whilst he enjoyed capturing the landscape throughout all its seasonsonal changes he felt that he wasnt able to properly express emotion and feeling by simply recreating them.
Abstract art came about after a move to Lanzarote where he lived for a couple of years. On this Spanish island there were no chocolate box cottages or trees to paint only stark and arid landscape in the most amazing colours. Lanzarote was also where he came across the artwork of famous artist/sculptor Cesar Manrique.
Mark now paints large abstract pieces depicting his beloved Dorset countryside and coastline motivated by shapes and lines, creating form and texture.
Using various different media's and favoring acrylic, Indian ink and oils.
Painting with bursts of energy leaves Mark with numerous canvases on the go all at the same time. He has his own style and method of painting and this you will see this as you look through his work.
