Mark Entwisle’s paintings have a casual and uncomplicated honesty of observation, coupled with an emotional directness. He treats his canvases as the pages of a diary – the subjects are his family and their friends and everyday objects and places. Mark began his career illustrating book covers, with great success (for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, P.G.Wodehouse and Somerset Maugham). Gradually he moved towards painting without agenda, although the graphic edge to his realism is a clue…
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Mark Entwisle’s paintings have a casual and uncomplicated honesty of observation, coupled with an emotional directness. He treats his canvases as the pages of a diary – the subjects are his family and their friends and everyday objects and places. Mark began his career illustrating book covers, with great success (for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, P.G.Wodehouse and Somerset Maugham). Gradually he moved towards painting without agenda, although the graphic edge to his realism is a clue to the beginnings of his career.
Oil on board
H 22 x W 26 x D 3.5 cm framed
