Mock Tudor
This work, which was selected for the Royal
Academy Summer Exhibition in 2018, was awarded the prestigious Hugh Casson Drawing Prize, worth £5000.
Still-life with orange and plastic ~ 2020
This work was awarded the East of England regional prize in The Discerning Eye open exhibition in 2021.
It is one of a new series of paintings about plastic waste - a subject I get very worked up about. I have tried to make the packaging an integral and attractive part of the composition, suggesting that there isn't a straightforward solution to the problem. See the other paintings in this series on my Gallery page.
This work was commissioned for a new medical centre in Ipswich: a painting 3ft by 4ft. Details of the picture were enlarged, printed onto vinyl and attached to architectural features in the building.
MARK BEESLEY
Artist and Illustrator
Mark receiving his award from Hugh Casson's daughter, Nicky Hessenberg and Christopher Lebrun, President
of the RA.
New Street, Woodbridge
This is one of a series of recent paintings of my home town. Some have been made into greetings cards for sale in Woodbridge shops. See Gallery page for more.
This is a recent work called 'The Waiting Room'. I have not painted large scale, multiple figure compositions before, so I made a lot of preparatory studies and borrowed friends as models for the figures. The interior is made up: it isn't intended to be a specific place, but rather a symbol for all the times and places in their lives that the viewers of this work have waited - perhaps for a decision which will change their lives: a job interview, the result of a medical tests, an application for asylum, a court case. The viewer can supply his or her own interpretation. It could even be waiting for Judgement Day.
I am now an associate member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art. Founded in 1919, the Society promotes fine drawing skills in both traditional and contemporary media. It has more than 160 elected members and holds an annual open exhibition at the Mall Gallery in London and also regional, members-only exhibitions.
Have a look at the website: www.sgfa.org.uk
Upcoming Exhibitions
33rd Annual Exhibition of The Suffolk Group
of which I am a member.
15th to 27th May 2025, daily 10am to 5pm
at the Old Theatre Gallery,
Framlingham, Suffolk.
For more information go to
www.thesuffolkgroup.co.uk
Ipswich Art Society Annual Open Exhibition
17th May to 7th June, daily 10am to 4.30pm
at St Clement's Arts Centre
Star Lane, Ipswich IP4 1JN
Annual Open Exhibition at Ilminster Arts Centre
The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
17th June to 18th July
Tuesday to Saturday, 9.30am-3pm
'Freelance' group exhibition 'Book'
at the Greenhouse Gallery, 22 St Nicholas Street, Ipswich IP1 1TJ
2nd to 26th July, Tuesday- Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm