 The Man With The Balloon
Giclée edition of 150
Image 16¼" x 22"
Framed £399
MArK eDwArDS
ith a long and successful career From that point on, the series of paintings
W
in book illustration, including seem to have taken on a momentum of
C. S. Lewis’ published Narnia their own, as people question why these
“CErTAIN EvENTS,
Chronicles, Mark Edwards people appear in the woods? Wearing large
knows how to keep the customer satisfied. overcoats and bowler hats they appear to be
lIkE THE AppEArANCE His current collection of thought-provoking dressed in clothes from a different era, and
Of A STEAm TrAIN
paintings do far more to exceed that expecta- the immediate response is their presence
Or THE SHADOw
tion. has added tension, something Edwards
The strangely surreal world of bowler himself acknowledges.
Of A mAN wITH hatted gentlemen appearing in the “When people see the work they
A bAllOON, mAy
enchanted location of the ‘White Wood’ invariably project their own interpretation
EvENTuAlly ExplAIN wHAT
has evoked feelings of curiosity from almost onto the scene. Comparisons with scenes
everyone who sees these pictures. The from a John Le Carré thriller are inevitable,
THIS wHITE wOOD, AND ITS
artist himself claims to be intrigued by the but for me the finished painting is far more
INHAbITANTS, ArE All AbOuT”
intention of the elderly figures who appear in intangible. Occasionally it’s humorous and
the woods. sometimes odd,” he says. “And as this series
“I was becoming increasingly frustrated of paintings develop I’m aware that certain
with my previous paintings which were very events, like the appearance of a steam train
traditional, so one day I added two human or the shadow of a man with a balloon, may
figures into the landscape. The reaction from eventually explain what this white wood,
everyone that saw them really encouraged and its male inhabitants, are all about,” he
me to explore the theme further,” he says. adds.
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