Meet the Artist
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Welcome
I’m Arlene Marks I like to create beautiful paintings that not only colour your home, but also connect you to positive emotions. Originally from Co.Fermanagh but now living in Co.Armagh, Northern Ireland. I received my BA Hons in Visual Communications from the University of Ulster (Belfast) . Shortly after I moved to Australia and travelled a lot, where I met my now husband in the Northern Territory. We married and within a year welcomed our son. It was 2014 I took my first step and launched my Facebook page Murals and Marks. I had been painting murals for years, but this was making my first business and selling this service to the wider public. |
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Murals are a fantastic way to travel and meet people. Collaborate on designs and try new styles on a variety of surfaces.
Murals and marks continued to grow with many repeat customers. My artistic skills improved too, proving consistency is key. But I always yearned for my own artwork to be painted too.
Fast forward to March 2020 the school I worked in closed due to Covid19 and I was at home more. Now was the time to Pivot. Our family conservatory changed into my art studio, bathing in natural light.
It brings me great joy to be able to paint every day and even more when I see the joy it brings to people like you.
Murals and marks continued to grow with many repeat customers. My artistic skills improved too, proving consistency is key. But I always yearned for my own artwork to be painted too.
Fast forward to March 2020 the school I worked in closed due to Covid19 and I was at home more. Now was the time to Pivot. Our family conservatory changed into my art studio, bathing in natural light.
It brings me great joy to be able to paint every day and even more when I see the joy it brings to people like you.
I love how Art can make you remember, reflect or feel. This is what I want to achieve.
I now have two styles that are spilt into representational and abstract.
My representational pieces are based on landscapes and landmarks that are based from photo references. They have harmonizing colours and focus on details such as architectural features.
Many commissions are painted in this style and I am a happy to discuss this more.
2021 will show an increase in colourful abstract pieces.
The coloured circles are inspired by the bokeh photography. It is an effect that cameras can create when blurring sources of light. They appear as circles all similar in size and slightly varied in tones. Circles hold much symbolism and my technique of them layered over each other comes from a feeling of overwhelm and chaos. Yet the end result can evoke a range of different emotions depending on the composition and colour choices.
To see what I am up to daily you can visit me on my Instagram page.
Or if you would like to visit the studio and have a cuppa in person, I would love that too.
My representational pieces are based on landscapes and landmarks that are based from photo references. They have harmonizing colours and focus on details such as architectural features.
Many commissions are painted in this style and I am a happy to discuss this more.
2021 will show an increase in colourful abstract pieces.
The coloured circles are inspired by the bokeh photography. It is an effect that cameras can create when blurring sources of light. They appear as circles all similar in size and slightly varied in tones. Circles hold much symbolism and my technique of them layered over each other comes from a feeling of overwhelm and chaos. Yet the end result can evoke a range of different emotions depending on the composition and colour choices.
To see what I am up to daily you can visit me on my Instagram page.
Or if you would like to visit the studio and have a cuppa in person, I would love that too.
This Month I would like to share my latest large painting.
At present it has still to recieve a name.
It is 32" x40" or approx 80 x 100cm
I watch a lot of Star Trek and space documentaries and you may be able to see my influence of space in this painting. Seeing how small the world is compared to the vast amount of space. All the things we are just learning is fasinating, full of wonder and makes us seem very very small.
Once again the simple circle lends itself so well to these undiscovered planets and clusters of galaxies.
On a clear night I can stare at the stars for such a long time and just be present in the moment and let my mind wonder. I hope that with the layers and amount of circles you can get lost in a moment with this painting too.
At present it has still to recieve a name.
It is 32" x40" or approx 80 x 100cm
I watch a lot of Star Trek and space documentaries and you may be able to see my influence of space in this painting. Seeing how small the world is compared to the vast amount of space. All the things we are just learning is fasinating, full of wonder and makes us seem very very small.
Once again the simple circle lends itself so well to these undiscovered planets and clusters of galaxies.
On a clear night I can stare at the stars for such a long time and just be present in the moment and let my mind wonder. I hope that with the layers and amount of circles you can get lost in a moment with this painting too.
