Summer Wasdale and Sun on the Scafells by Mark A Pearce

Summer Wasdale and Sun on the Scafells by Mark A Pearce [2021/22]

limited_edition

Linocut on Paper

Edition number 10

Image size: H:44 cm x W:71 cm

Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:54 cm x W:81 cm x D:1.5cm

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Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look

Summer Wasdale and Sun on the Scafells is a diptych of limited edition prints by Mark Pearce. At school Mark spent most of his time in the art department. He then went on to do a one year foundation course at Carlisle College of Art. It was here that he learnt the art of printmaking and then continued my studies at the Norwich School of Art doing a degree in graphic design. Keen to move to London I found his first job as a graphic designer with John Nash and Friends and his second with Michael Peters and Partners. he went on to win a D&AD (Design and Art Directors Club of Great Britain) silver award for the very first greeting stamps issued by the Royal Mail. These featured smiles from the likes of Dennis the Menace and the Cheshire Cat. He also won a BBC design award which included a number of appearances on TV.

Mark A Pearce handprinted linocuts available to buy online and in our art gallery. Mark Pearce grew up in Cumbria where he trained at Carlisle College of Art. Mark Pearce then studied at The Norwich School of Art and after a successful career as a graphic designer in London, Mark moved back to Cumbria in 2006. He works from his Ravenglass home, creating vibrant images using a variety of media: Painting with watercolour, gouache, pastels and oils, and as a printmaker his techniques include reduction lino/woodcuts, dry point, etching and carborundum printing. Mark A Pearce says, “It’s all about noticing things”. Here in Ravenglass the mountains almost reach the shore, and the three rivers meet to form a perfect estuary, so there is a huge variety of landscape to notice. I make pictures to share the excitement of a light effect, a composition or a colour combination. I particularly enjoy the discipline of multi colour printing; it forces me to think precisely about the nature of what I see and how to put it across. To quote Henry Moore, “Art should help everyone to enjoy and appreciate the world”. To discuss works by Mark A Pearce please contact deborah@wychwoodart.com, or call 07799 535765.If you like any works by Mark Pearce but can't see them on our website please get in touch and we will be able to source them for you.