Mark Edwards - Christmas Card Pack

Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards is an artist living and working deep in the Scottish Highlands, a modern master in a very British form of surrealism. The remarkable story of our artist began in 1967, when he went straight from school to study fine art at Medway Art College, met his future wife Sally, and continued his studies at Walthamstow College of Art London. In 1974 after teaching painting and illustration, and exhibiting his work locally, Mark and Sally bought an old 1958 Ford Prefect for £25 and drove up to the very North tip of the Highlands of Scotland.

Over the years he has illustrated literally hundreds of book covers for authors such as Kingsley Amis, Beryl Bainbridge, Sue Townsend, Michael Morpurgo (including War Horse), Philip Pullman and the bard himself, William Shakespeare. Picture books such as ‘The Sand Children’ by Joyce Dunbar and ‘Narnia Chronology’ by CS Lewis (published in May 08) have been brought to life by Mark’s illustrations. And in 2009 he completed a series of 18 Falco books by Lindsey Davis. Mark’s varied illustration techniques have been analysed, alongside other international artists in ‘The New Guide to Illustration’ (Phaidon Press 1990).