| The artist - Mark Dwyer |
Mark started to paint with oils on canvas in his early teens and won a prize in the Texaco National Children’s Art Competition. As a young adult he funded a trip to America by selling his paintings which were mainly Land and Seascapes.
After returning from the States he studied Art full time in the National College of Art and Design in Dublin for four years. Mark studied under ‘Charlie Brady’ for his first year in college and was highly commended for his approach to the canvas. “When I apply paint to a canvas, I like the subject or object to be large and making a statement. I like to build up layers of paint, sometimes mixing colours on the canvas and on other occasions mixing on the left over floor tiles which I use as my palette. I like to keep the strokes and movement of the knife short and simple. One must try and not over work the paint. I am greatly inspired by the West of Ireland in particular the Burren which is on my doorstep, the surrounding sea and its skies”. Mark’s work evolves with life’s experiences. His paintings reflect this along with the versatility he acquired over the last few years. The images he depicts are bold with strong colours applied in swathes to the canvas with a palette knife. He uses the knife and canvas to communicate his ideas boldly with the great capacity art provides. “Art is about expressing oneself, it is about revealing a vision or a concept and it is about celebrating life through beauty, nature and human emotions. No artist’s work stands still”. SOLO EXHIBITIONSGROUP EXHIBITIONSPRIVATE COLLECTIONSE-mail Mark |