Mark was born in Redruth Cornwall, and is a full-time professional Artist living and working in Newlyn.  

After various forms of employment, he applied and was accepted into the Falmouth School of Art, where he was awarded a B-Tec in Art\Design. He then went on to study at Brighton University, specializing in painting, and gained a BA Hons in fine Art\painting.  

A fascination for the human face and the role it plays in identification is the motivating force behind Mark's work. Adopting the self-portrait as a sound basis, he uses various forms of mark-making to build up a visual language throughout his compositions. This allows him to break down the elements that constitute the process of picture making.