Mark Preston
Red Rag Gallery is delighted to present the latest solo exhibition by artist Mark Preston.
His acrylic landscapes feature Derbyshire, the Lake District, Cornwall and now Wales; rural settings and seascapes to which he returns, time and time again. Painting ‘en plein air’ is intrinsic to Mark’s practice. Each painting in this new collection has begun outdoors, on location, regardless of weather, season, or light.
“For me, experiencing the landscape and weather directly is essential to attempt to capture them in paint; I just need to be there to respond to the situation and the spirit of the landscape.”
The titles of paintings in this latest exhibition are evocative of nature’s constant transition: ‘November Morning’, ‘Sunlit Sea’, ‘Dusk’, and each is an authentic record of Mark’s own experience in creating it:
“I tell you; it can really focus the mind if the tide is on the way in to get me, the light is fading, or a storm is approaching…the emotions I feel at the time can go directly into the work.”
Born in 1976, Mark Preston grew up in Derbyshire, surrounded by paintings and painters. Sketching trips with his father, renowned artist, Rex Preston, inspired him to study Art and Design at college, where he received a distinction before going on to study Illustration at Anglia University. Mark has exhibited continuously since the age of 21, and his work has become increasingly sought after.
All paintings are in acrylic and for sale on receipt of this brochure. SCAN TO
Cover Image - Winter Seedheads towards Land’s End - 16 x 16 inches
SEE WHAT’S STILL AVAILABLE
Mark Preston Solo Exhibition
13 – 27 May 2023
We invite you to join us for drinks and meet Mark Preston a t the opening of his Solo Exhibition on
Saturday 13 May
M ark will be in the gallery from 11am-2pm for those who w ould like to meet him and discuss his paintings
8 x 8 inches
November Morning, Gunhills
16 x 16 inches
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Mountain Ash, Eyam Moor
5.
Golden Reflections, Wolfscote Dale 24 x 24 inches
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Light, Borrowdale
x 20 inches
Glistening
16
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Red Hawthorn, Longstone Moor 30 x 36 inches
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Spring Flowers, Clough Wood 12 x 12 inches
Autumn Sunlight, Beresford Dale 14 x 16 inches
Summer Field Edge, Ashleyhay
30 x 30 inches
10.
Blue and Gold, River Ecclesbourne
16 x 16 inches
Evening Light, Whitesands Bay
8 x 10 inches
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Heather and Grasses, Stanage Moor 24 x 24 inches
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Daffodils, Alport Height 16 x 20 inches
13. Low Tide, Porthcurno 24 x 30 inches
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Sunlit Gorse, Ashleyhay 12 x 12 inches
Viper’s Bugloss, Barafundle Bay 8 x 10 inches
Sunlit Bluebells, Allestree Wood
30 x 30 inches
16.
Bluebells and Mayblossom, Bramley Wood 14 x 12 inches
Hidden
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Lane, Wirksworth 24 x 24 inches
Summer Meadow, Ashleyhay
20 x 20 inches
18.
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Winter’s Morning, Dovedale 20 x 18 inches
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Through the Trees, Barafundle Bay 10 x 8
November Sunlight, Eagle Crag 12 x 14 inches
October Sunlight, Pratthall Lane 12 x 12 inches
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June Afternoon, Veor Cove 24 x 24 inches
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Autumn, Stonethwaite Beck 10 x 12 inches
Dusk, Rosthwaite 14 x 12 inches
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23. Calm Evening, Derwent Water 8 x 16 inches
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May Morning, Monk’s Dale 14 x 12 inches
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Spring Sunlight, Monk’s Dale 18 x 20 inches
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Sunlit Ramsons and Bluebells, Ashleyhay 20 x 20 inches
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Sorrel and Campion above Morvah 12 x 20 inches
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Misty Light and Daffodils, Ludgvan 20 x 20 inches
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Clear Winter’s Day, Chrome Hill 20 x 20 inches
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Sunlit Sea, Priest’s Cove 12 x 16 inches
March Evening, Ashleyhay
8 x 10 inches
8 x 10 inches
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Ash Tree, Wardlow
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Cotton Grass, Hallam Moors 18 x 36 inches
