Mark Burrell's Open Studios
42 Melbourne Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1SS
Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, award-winning artist Mark Burrell has been creating art for over forty years and is a leading member of The North Sea Magical Realists. His work has appeared on television several times, including Anglia Television’s Moving Art, where he was interviewed by Sister Wendy Beckett and awarded first prize by Bill Oddie. Mark has exhibited nationally and internationally, with shows in London, New York, France, Norway and Holland, and his work is permanently displayed at the Ferini Art Gallery and the Maritime Museum in Lowestoft. Visitors are invited to explore his studio and galleries, featuring original paintings, sketches, greeting cards, books and limited-edition prints, and to experience the glowing, atmospheric magic realism for which his work is renowned. Blending imagination with direct observation, Burrell creates dreamlike fairgrounds, circus scenes and theatrical landscapes where past and present merge in a vivid celebration of the human condition. Also on display are the original Bertie by the Beach illustrations from Mark’s first written and illustrated children’s book.
Timings
- Saturday 12 September:
- 1100-1700
- Sunday 13 September:
- 1100-1600
Location & directions
42 Melbourne Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1SS
- Directions:
- Marks Art Studio and Galleries is not far from Lowestoft Lighthouse, just off Park Road, opposite a car park.
- Contact on day:
- Donna-maria Jones
- Telephone number:
- +447922360611
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
There is plenty of parking outside, either on the road or in the free car park opposite. There is one step into the building with access to two galleries downstairs. The artist's studio and bathroom are up one flight of stairs.
Additional information
Discover a captivating collection of original paintings, sketches, books and limited-edition prints that celebrate the atmosphere, history and imagination of the Suffolk coast. Visitors will also have the opportunity to view original illustrations from Bertie by the Beach, Mark’s first written and illustrated children’s book. This special Heritage Open Days exhibition offers a rare chance to step inside the artist’s creative world and experience the stories, colour and emotion behind his celebrated work.
