Mark undertakes a variety of commissions working closely with you. From small works on paper to very large oils on canvas, he will be able to capture your favourite view, landscape, cityscape or portrait.
This is how the process works: We have an initial meeting to discuss your ideas and develop an agreed brief to follow. This will include the size, medium & price. Mark will then prepare an initial sketch before starting on either the canvas (for oils) or paper (for acrylic paintings). He will work on site and/or use photographs; paintings are then completed in the studio. There will be up to three review stages to enable you will be able to give your feedback & suggest alterations before completion of the piece.
Prices start at £500 & we are happy to accept payment with interest-free instalments.
For further information please contact Nic on 07739 708 388 or pearson.nic@gmail.com
This street scene of Deptford High Street was commissioned by a GP practice as a retirement gift for one of their colleagues, who had been practicing over 30 years in the area and was dedicated to helping his patient in the locality. Most of the figures in the painting are the staff members; using photos and sketches Mark placed them in the composition in different groups.
James commissioned a large oil painting of a summer scene in Peckham Rye Park, local to where he spends many hours with his family. He wanted his children in the painting, and then towards the end of the project Mark also included James & his wife. There were other specific elements that James wanted to include, such as the buses and for Mark to capture the busy atmosphere of the park showing the diverse community in Peckham.
Nick & Jayne had lived in this beautiful period house for many decades and were now relocating to the North. They wanted Mark to capture the house in Spring with the tree in full blossom. Also, very important to them was the inclusion of their two dogs on the steps, plus a reminder of their previous pet Jacobi. He can just be seen peeping out of one of the windows.
Rhys & Emel had previously lived in one of the flats depicted here on Rye Lane and having moved away they wanted a reminder of their time in Peckham. The painting is based on a smaller less detailed piece they initially saw on Instagram; they are featured in the composition as are other aspects personal to them – e.g a good friend, animals & a bicycle. The other figures were chosen from characters appearing in a selection of Mark’s other works of the area.
This is a view of Peckham Rye Park showing the playground & café to the left. It was commissioned by Andrew as a surprise 40th birthday present for his wife Emma. Andrew & Emma lived very close to the park, and as they were moving away, he wanted this scene to be a reminder of their many happy years here with their two children. The family are shown to the right-hand side of the composition.
Mike wanted Mark to capture the stunning view of the City of London from this ancient woodland hill; the painting is a juxtaposition of the old and new. The season was important to Mike who wanted a winter scene with limited foliage so as not to obstruct the view and the buildings to be accurate. This was a ‘pure’ landscape with no figures in it, again at Mike’s request. Part of the composition was left entirely to Mark’s discretion, such as the sky and the foreground.
Four siblings commissioned Mark to paint individual portraits as a surprise present for their mother’s special birthday. This was a challenging project in lockdown for the siblings to sit in very difficult (& secret!) circumstances, and in fact for one of these Mark had to work from photographs alone. The four portraits are all very different in Mark’s interpretation with varying use of light and tone to portray their likenesses.
This was a surprise birthday present for Sophie’s husband. She had seen a post on Instagram of a bar scene that Mark had painted some years ago, the idea was to recreate this but with Sophie as the figure in the picture and with references to specific bottles of alcohol on the shelves. These would be recognisable to her husband who works in the drinks industry. This was also a challenge to compete in lockdown, with Sophie posing in the freezing cold in a backless dress in Mark’s front garden!
Wendy wanted a very large canvas to replace a painting currently hanging in her home. She was open a number of suggestions based on a series of very different ideas. Mark prepared small oil paintings in the same proportions to the large canvas size; a view of Wendy’s local park was decided upon, based on an atmospheric photograph that she had taken. It was important to Wendy that the colours in the painting complemented the décor in her room and that it would be mainly about the landscape, with a few figures within the composition.
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