Description
A Fantastic watercolour of The River Dart below Totnes, Devon. The painting is beautifully executed and depicts The River dart near Totnes at low tide. There are a pair of birds flying low over the water and trees and woodland line the river on both sides as it meanders through the countryside. The picture is both signed and titled to the bottom left corner. It is framed, glazed and mounted with the frame measuring 42 x 33 cm (16″ x 13″) with the painting itself measuring 23 x 13 cm (9″ x 5″).
Mark Gibbons was born in Lyme Regis in 1949. He graduated from Hull University before setting off on some travels to experience and paint his way around the world. He settled in his beloved West Country a number of years ago and currently lives with his wife in North Cornwall. Mark is a full time artist and has exhibited over the years at The Royal Watercolour Society in London and has done a number of commissions for Devon County Council including one which was presented to President Mitterand of France on the anniversary of The D-Day landings. He is widely regarded as one of the West Country’s best watercolourists.
