Recent News from Artist Mark Braithwaite
August 2011: Mark's oil painting "Piccadilly Kiss" is shortlisted for The Guardian's London Lives competition. The painting will be exhibited at London's Bankside Gallery from 9-18 September.
May 2011: Double page feature and interview with Mark about his Lost Connection Series of paintings in This England Magazine.
January 2011: Interview with Mark in Yorkshire Ridings magazine.
January 2011: Double page colour spread in Yorkshire Life magazine on Mark's latest Lost Connection picture "Sleepy Hollow."
October 2010: Collection of dance pencil originals displayed by Opus Art at Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair, and at Opus Gallery, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
September 2010: Mark selected to sit on national Fine Art Committee of Fine Art Trade Guild, alongside such renowned artists such as Gordon King and Sue Howells.
July 2010: Mark's oil painting "Charge" makes it onto the longlist for The Guardian's London Lives Competition; the top 200 entries selected from entrants nationally.
June 2010: Close of Day, a limited edition print specially commissioned by Deloitte UK from an oil painting by Mark Braithwaite is presented to attendees of the World Meeting in London. The print hangs in 300 Deloitte offices worldwide, and the original in the offices of the CEO, Deloitte UK.
June 2010: Feature on Mark in Local Link magazine, delivered to 87,000 homes!
2010: Mark features on the cover of Artists & Illustrators magazine May 2010, and is interviewed by the editor for a"Great British Landscapes" article
2009: Group figurative exhibition throughout November at Gallery in the Square, Usk, Monmouthshire
2009: Series of London cityscapes published by national publisher Buckingham Fine Art www.bucksfineart.com
2009: Portfolio of ballet sketches published by Artko, leading interior design supplier. www.artko.co.uk
2009: Work displayed at Home & Gift Fair, Harrogate; Spring Fair, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, Autumn Fair, NEC.
2009: Prestigious commission for fourteen commemorative portraits from Ampleforth College
2008: Solo exhibition at Newby Hall, Ripon.
2007: Finalist in Canon Art Business Today Competition; exhibition at Canon Holborn, London
2007: Sold out Exhibition at Art & Wine Gallery, Warwick.
2007: Art & Framing Industy Awards, London
2006: Series of figurative work published by national publisher Solomon & Whitehead, publishers of leading UK artists such as David Shepherd and Kay Boyce. www.fineartgroup.co.uk
Solomon & Whitehead say:
"This exciting and atmospheric figurative work from artist Mark Braithwaite takes its inspiration from the 'great masters' Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Vermeer. Mark uses intense light and shadow to create depth and feel in these distinctive yet beautifully executed candlelit images."
Back in the Gallery, Mark continues to expand his "Lost Connection" series of telephone box watercolours, in addition to painting and publishing more figurative oils on canvas. |
