Mark has to be among the most talented of our contemporary portrait artists.

I have purchased his work over a number of years, as have my parents. To celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary last year, I commissioned Mark to draw a pastel of them from their wedding day. As you can see by their reaction, it is a treasured gift.

The accuracy, attention to detail and ability to make the subject bounce off the page sets his art apart - and if that is not enough he is just the nicest man....