Mark Beresford is a UK artist with a gift for pulling the viewer into his canvas. As you gaze down a New York city street you can feel the cold damp fog against your face; you can hear taxis honking as they dart in-and-out of traffic, and you can smell the rain as it washes away weeks of city life. Viewing Beresford’s oil paintings is a multisensory experience.
Born in Germany while his father served with a British tank regiment, Beresford grew up in Northern England where he still lives today. Mark said, “I recall standing outside the cinema with my father when I was a young boy. Our city of Sheffield was well known for Steel and Cutlery manufacturing. During the cold winter months fog would fill the streets, leaving buildings, people and cars as silhouettes against the grey skies. Lights would shine like beacons through the grey bringing colors and reflections to life. It’s this combination of shapes, light and depth that gives my art a sense of place, a story on canvas.”
Mark studied building design and technical drafting in college, which is where he learned to create incredible visual depth in his art. The strong vertical orientation of buildings are created with palette knife, trowels, squeegees and credit cards, leaving thick textures on the canvas. His unique style is immediately recognizable, whether it’s a city scene or a landscape/seascape.
Beresford’s passion for painting allows him to express many emotions through the canvas. His main artistic influences are J.M.W. Turner for expressionistic lighting and atmosphere, Claude Monet for Impressionism and colors, and Pablo Picasso for the non-conformity of Cubist art.
You can find Beresford’s art exhibited in multiple UK galleries and art shows, including the Cotswolds, London, Cornwall, Peak District, Manchester, The Fine Art Show at Battersea, the Fresh Art Show, and the Cheltenham Race Course, known as the Home of Horse Jump Racing. In 2024, Mark expanded with new representation by exclusive fine art galleries in Florida, Hawaii, California and Las Vegas NV.
Mark lives in Sheffield England with his wife Mandy and their Fox Terrier Daisy.
