Mark Eldred

Mark Eldred was born in Hong Kong in 1964. His childhood was spent in rural Norfolk, England.

After leaving school he went to Goldsmiths Art College in London and in 1985 received his Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in fine art for landscape & portrait painting. He then left England and travelled for four years through Asia, Australia and New Zealand, gaining much inspiration from living in the rainforests and wilderness areas of these countries.

He has spent the last twenty five years passionately painting the Kerry Landscape and is continually inspired by the richness and diversity of his environs. His paintings reflect this diversity ranging from boulder streams, waterfalls, forests, cloudscapes, bogs, seascapes, mountain ranges and lakes.

My Inspiration.

I have three sources of inspiration. My childhood, my college years in London and my four year trip across Asia , Australia and New Zealand and subsequent move to Ireland.

There are still areas of wilderness in Ireland and I feel very fortunate to be able to live here. My recent paintings are inspired by the seasons as they are happening in the landscape. This change between Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn with all the differences in colours, textures, smells and moods is a constant source of inspiration for my work”

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