Mark McCrum: Travels in Watercolour

We've celebrated the art and words of Mark McCrum here on Wandering Educators. Now, we'd like to announce his 11th One Man Show, in London:

Almond blossom in morning sunshine; Almeria, Spain, early March. Watercolour on paper (11” x 7”)

Charles Daggett Gallery
4th - 9th November 2013
225 KENSINGTON CHURCH ST, LONDON W8 7LX
 

‘Mark McCrum's exceptional landscapes are lit with beauty and truth: those fleeting moments that are often too brief to recall accurately, let alone capture.’  Nicholas Crane

September evening, between mountain and gorge: Niquelas, Las Alpujarras, Spain.  Watercolour on paper (11” x 7”)

Bright sunlight on Mt Shkhara:  Ushguli, Svaneti,  Georgia.   Watercolour on paper (11” x 7”)

‘An assured and naturally gifted artist, with a memorable and entirely distinctive style, Mark McCrum has the knack of capturing the character of a landscape with great deftness and economy.’      Ranjit Bolt

Storm near Lucca, Tuscany.  Watercolour on paper (11” x 7”)
 

This is a collection of watercolours by Mark McCrum, painted over the last seven years while on journeys around the world. There are images from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Georgia (Caucasus), St Lucia, Myanmar (Burma), Australia, and West Africa, as well as from around the UK.

Mark McCrum has painted in watercolour for many years. This is his eleventh one man show.

MARK MCCRUM: SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1977  National Museum and Art Gallery of Botswana (solo)
1978  J. Manley Gallery, Windsor (solo)
1980  40 Oakley St, London SW3 (solo)
1983  32 Cleaver Square, London SE11 (solo)
1986  39 Charles Street, London W1 (solo)
1987  Polish Hearth Club, London SW7 (solo)
1988  MIND Art Show, Chelsea Art School
1990  20th Century Eton Artists’ Exhibition
1994  Cadogan Gallery, London SW3 (solo)
1994  Cadogan Contemporary Summer Show, London SW3
1995  Sunday Times/ Singer and Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition: Mall Galleries, London SW1
1996  Oriel Contemporary Art, London NW1 (solo)
1998  2 Rhodesia Road, London SW9 (with Ardyn Halter)
1999  Attlee Foundation Charity Exhibition, Royal College of Art
2000  Thomas Williams Fine Art, Old Bond St, London W1 (solo)
2005  Saltwater Gallery, Burnham Market, Norfolk (with Harry Cory-Wright)
2006  Gallery Five, Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill (solo)
 
The exhibition will be open 10 am – 6pm, Monday 4th November to Saturday 9th November.
Info: mark[at]markmccrum.com or 07776-133137.  Price list available on request. Gallery tel: 0207-229-2248

High tide, Wye valley,  late December.   Watercolour on paper (11” x 7”)
 

 
June evening: backlit trees in Waterlow Park, Highgate.  Watercolour on paper (11” x 7”)

‘I love Mark McCrum's paintings - their warmth, atmosphere and charm.
Just looking at them makes me feel better about the world.’
Terence Blacker

For more information, please see:

http://www.markmccrum.com/