"Island Of The Old Gods" by Mark Harrison (now sold 28/7/15)

£2,550.00

A rare opportunity to acquire an incredible original painting 

  "Island Of The Old Gods"

 

 

"Island Of The Old Gods"  by Mark Harrison

 

A woman is being rowed to the steps of an island temple, everything is quiet and hushed, the boat hardy ripples the surface of the placid water. It is late afternoon with a slight chill in the air, a mist starts to form as the setting sun is glimpsed through the gap between two islands in the background. The temple entrance looks forgotten and neglected as though nobody has been here for many years - maybe the woman is here to seek advice and sustenance from connecting to the Old Gods, maybe the new ones have proved disappointing. A painting influenced by the Isles Of The Dead pictures by Arnold Bocklin and Ferdinand Keller which will be exhibited at Illuxcon in October. I wanted it to look a bit like a Victorian era Symbolist painting and is based around a contrast between warm and cool greens using red/orange as a basic complementary.

 

 

 

 

............. BY THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AWARD WINNING ARTIST MARK HARRISON!!!!

 

 

 

Stunning Atmospheric Oil paintings by Award winning Artist Mark Harrison of British landscape, Venice, London, New York, S.E Asia, Bali and beyond. Mark Harrison was an extremely successful professional illustrator painting nearly 500 book jackets for most major UK & USA Publishers and winning a number of Awards!! Mark is well known in science fiction and fantasy genres!!

 

Over 500 Book cover illustrations!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feeling constricted by the demands of  illustration in 2003 Mark devotes all his time to painting  for sale in fine Art Galleries!!!!

 

 

Mark Harrison now paints mainly in oil on board. Many paintings focus on atmospheric landscapes and cityscapes, mainly London, New York and Venice, but he has also developed a more idiosyncratic style and content, reflecting an interest in more elusively symbolic and surreal subject matter. Most recently Harrison has developed an interest in plein air painting: landscapes started in acrylic on location and finished in oil in the studio.

 

 

Mark Harrison exhibits regularly at the London Affordable Art Fair, Art in Action and at various UK galleries. His paintings have been accepted for the Pastel Society Open Exhibition (2005 & 2006), the Royal Society of British Artists (2008) and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (2008 & 2010).

 

 

His work is often featured in magazines, including Artists & Illustrators (2009) and International Artist (2006 & 2011). He was a finalist in the International Artist Landscape Challenge (Feb/Mar 2011) with his plein air painting, ‘Flax field from Cissbury Ring’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Measurements; 23.5 inches x 23.5 inches   (60 cms x 60 cms) 

 

Oil on Canvas

 

 

 

 

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