Featured Artists

Mark Buck ARSMA

Mark Buck, studied for a degree in illustration at Bower Ashton Art College in Bristol. He has illustrated for magazines, newspapers, books, advertising hoardings and played guitar at the Jazz Cafe in London, on occasion with Bo Diddley.

These days Mark lives in a small village near Petworth. He likes to travel, always with a sketchbook and camera and the result is a growing series of watercolour paintings.

Watercolours are mainly painted en plein air always on St Cuthbert’s Millford 300gsm cold pressed watercolour paper.

Mark is now an Associate Member of The Royal Society of Marine Artists as of 2022.

2016, Landscape exhibition at: Kevis House Gallery, Petworth. 2016, Comissioned by National trust Petworth House to paint a landscape of Petworth House and Park which has been used to promote the Capability Brown Exhibition.

2017, Short-listed for the Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries show. 2017, Short-listed for the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2017.

2018 Patchings Open Art Exhibition, 2 paintings in Artist gallery. 2018 long listed on Jacksons Open Art Competition. 2018 Pre-selected for Royal Society of Marine Artists Exhibition at Mall Galleries. 2018 Signed up by Seaview Art Gallery on Isle of Wight.

2019 Selected for exhibition at the Royal Watercolour Society, Bankside, Contemporary Watercolour Competition 7—20 March, 2019, London. 2019 Patchings Open Art Exhibition, 1 painting in Artist gallery.

2022 - Became an Associate of the Royal Society of Marine Artists.