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About
me
Mark
Langley is a full-time professional artist
based in Belper Derbyshire. His meticulous
captivating art spans landscapes,
architecture, animals and transport, each
infused with a unique artistic flair. Let's
delve into Mark's profile and explore his
distinctive approach to art.
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By
meticulous attention to detail and a captivating
use of colour, Mark's technique involves layering
individual dots and dashes of bold colour, to
reveal a harmonious image when viewed as a whole.
He states that what underpins the style for him,
is the considered layout of composition and
drawing skills which keep the paintings anchored
in reality. The strong colours of Mark's
pointillism stands in contrast to the more subdued
pencil tones, giving Mark unique range. His serene
compositions, delicate touch results in
mesmerising images that blend realism with
artistic finesse. Mark's meticulous approach
invites viewers to explore the canvas up close,
discovering hidden details and experiencing the
magic of colour interaction.
Though still working in realism, his artwork since
2020 has taken a bold step into using a fresh
approach. Adopting an Impressionistic pointillist
style has allowed Mark to explore exciting new
challenges, developing a more atmospheric style.
Such a significant change could have been a short
term project, but from the first painting it fell
in to place and felt natural to Mark and he has
since explored the style and developed his
understanding of the technique and theory aiming
to be the Georges Seurat or Henri Martin of his
generation.
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A
childhood love of drawing and detail never left
Mark's approach to his artwork. Mark has always
loved the skilled approach and his creative path
evolved from his formal training in graphic art to
fit the needs of corporate clients to realistic
drawings for commission. His drawings are born of
a natural love of photo-realism that persists
whatever the inspiration or subject.
Derbyshire born and bred artist Mark Langley draws
inspiration from rural life and landscapes. He
grew up near to the countryside that has inspired
him and drew him to portray it. Originally setting
out on a career in computer aided graphic art and
design, Mark eventually returned to fine art
creating intricate pencil drawings of animals and
architecture for commission on behalf of clients
in the UK and abroad.
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Features and Publications
The
Artist 'The artist's eye' article
September 2023
Talking Point
UK Coloured Pencil Society November 2017
Wonder Street www.wonderstreet.com/blog
June 2015
Artsbeat (Derbyshire)
March 2015
4Walls (larsonjuhl.co.uk)
Edition 10
2013
Derbyshire Life July 2011
Art Horse Magazine Spring 2010
Reflections January 2010
Artists and Illustrators March
2009
The Derbyshire July 2008
cultpens.com/news
'Hurray or Coloured Pencils!' March
2020
blog.pencils.com
August 2011
jacksonsart.com/blog
April 2018
wonderstreet.com/blog April 2017
DK Books 'Artist's Drawing
Techniques' 'Baddesley Clinton Door and
Window' double page spread of how to draw this
picture. Publication release August 2017
Buxton International Festival
printed guide 'Scrivener's View' - 'Books'
header image 2017
Pure Buxton 'Pavilion Reflection' cover
design June/July 2017
The Ark 'Nosey Cow' cover design (www.all-creatures.org)
Sept 2011
Awards
Patchings
Exhibition Award for artists taken from TALP
(The Artist and Leisure Painter
magazines)
Open 2022
Batsford
Award in the TALP
Open
2022
for 'Clumber
Park Long Range Greenhouse'
Pro Arte The Artist Highly
Commended Award in the TALP Open
2022
for 'Newcomer'
Highly Commended in the TALP Open
2022
for 'Looking
out to San Giorgio Maggiore'
Buxton International Festival Choice in
The Buxton Spa Art Prize 2021
for 'Crescent Illumination'
People's Choice Award
in the Keswick
Derwent Pencil Museum virtual exhibition 2020
UK
Coloured
Pencil Society for
'Tom,
Georgia and
Isla'
Highly
Commended in the Keswick Derwent Pencil Museum
virtual exhibition 2020
UK Coloured
Pencil Society for 'Tom,
Georgia and Isla'
Highly
Commended in Inside the Lines 2019
UK Coloured Pencil Society for
'Isabella
and Bailey'
3rd Prize Other Media in Upper
Broughton Art Show 2019
for 'Chapel
Buttress Ascent'
Highly
Commended in Upper
Broughton Art Show 2019
for 'Clumber
Park Long Range Greenhouse'
Best Pure
Coloured Pencil Award in Annual Open Exhibition 2019
UK
Coloured Pencil Society for 'Clumber
Park Long Range Greenhouse'
Commendation in 2018
Derbyshire Open Art Competition
for 'Pilsbury
Castle Tree'
Highly
Commended in Annual Open Exhibition
2018
UK Coloured Pencil Society for
'Harry'
Highly Commended in Upper
Broughton Art Show 2017
for 'Aspectus
Apricus'
The Derbyshire Trophy in 2017 Derbyshire
Open Art Competition
for 'Pavilion
Reflection'
Pencils4Artists Award for Best Building/Transport in Annual Open Exhibition 2017
UK
Coloured Pencil Society for ''Haddon Hall
II'
Highly
Commended in The Buxton
Spa Prize 2016
for 'Scrivener's
View'
Buxton
Festival Choice in The
Buxton Spa Prize 2016
for 'Scrivener's
View''
People's Choice in The
Buxton Spa Prize 2016
for 'Scrivener's
View''
Derbyshire County Council Award in
2013 Derbyshire
Open Art Competition
for 'Haddon Hall'
Society of All Artists
Prize 2008
in Society
of Equestrian Artists Annual Show at
The Mall Galleries for
'Contemplation'
Favourite Picture
voted for by The Horse Trust
2008 in The
Horse in Art at Obsidian Art
for 'Contemplation'
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