Mark Myers PPRSMA

Statement

Mark Myers is profoundly interested in ships, seafaring and the sea and seek to portray, in his artwork, what he has learnt of these in as truthful way as he can.

Methodology

Mark uses a variety of media, principally watercolours, oils, acrylics and Chinese inks with occasional forays into pastels, lithography and etching. Watercolours and inks are used on first quality rag paper, whilst his usual support for oils and acrylics is stretched flax canvas. The tools are pencil, brush and pen. The majority of my work is studio based, where he can have appropriate references to hand. Mark generally works on one or two paintings at a time, preparing small sketches to develop ideas and then putting down the basic structures in pencil for watercolour and thinned paint for oils.

Bio

1945 Born on the 19th November in San Mateo, California, USA

1963-7 BA Hons in Liberal Arts, Pomona College, Claremont, California

1965-73 Experience as a Sailor and Rigger in Traditional Sailing Ships

1975 Elected to the Royal Society of Marine Artists

1978-88 Honorary Secretary to the Royal Society of Marine Artists

1978 Founder Member of the American Society of Marine Artists

1979 Elected Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists

1988-93 Vice President Royal Society of Marine Artists

1993-8 President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists

Memberships

Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists (FASMA)