Art on a Postcard x War Child UK 2024 Part I

About

Born in Amman, Jordan, Mark Entwisle is recognized as a highly accomplished figurative artist working in oil and watercolour. Diagnosed with dyslexia at an early age, Mark found art to be a profoundly expressive vehicle, constantly working in sketchbooks as well as towards finished pieces. Mark studied Illustration at Brighton Art College under John Vernon Lord and Raymond Briggs. Upon graduation his fluid style was immediately in demand with numerous commissions from leading book publishers globally; and he also undertook editorial work, album cover and poster design. Fifteen years into his career, Mark began to focus on painting, and specifically portraiture. His observational paintings uncover a poignancy in the everyday and appear effortless. With success in many competitions including the BP Portrait Award, Mark won the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition in 2020. He continues to exhibit and work to commission, with the human figure being central to his work.

Education

Cambridge Art College-foundation course

Brighton Art College. Degree in Illustration

Select Exhibitions/Awards

Hunting art prize

BP Portrait Award

Discerning Eye-Founders Prize 2014

Sunday Times watercolour competition-1st prize 2020

Gallery Representation

Long and Ryle gallery – London

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork

These are both figure studies in watercolour

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