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Fighting fit again.... I think |
Mark Harris was born in England but grew up in Australia and Papua New Guinea from the age of three to thirteen. His was a blissfully happy childhood spent daydreaming,...
Mark Harris was born in England but grew up in Australia and Papua New Guinea from the age of three to thirteen. His was a blissfully happy childhood spent daydreaming, chasing rare and endangered wildlife, which he kept in his bedroom, and drawing pictures of rabbits in the bottom left corner of large sheets of paper.
His parents very sensibly kept their distance from this strange and wayward boy, entrusting his education to a pack of dingoes and the Australian school system, where he learned to play rugby, count to ten and hurl a tennis ball the length of a football field. A great fondness for sports and outdoor adventure was matched by an equally enthusiastic propensity for catching near-fatal diseases, which has since become a lifelong hobby.
On his return to England a reversal of fortunes in the family’s finances forced the young Harris to abandon his ambition of becoming a Mini Cooper and continue with his formal education. A succession of violent and misanthropic pedagogical failures persuaded him that his only escape from the violence and misanthropy of pedagogical failure was to be found in the art room where his talents were nurtured by yet more savage but well meaning miscreants who managed to convince him of the utter folly of pursuing a career in art.
Having decided that art was indeed best left to recovering psychotics and former prime ministers, Mark Harris plunged into the world of languages and linguistics with all the enthusiasm of a Methodist dance instructor. Armed with a degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a pile of crumpled bank notes, he began to travel to exotic parts in search of voiceless fricative trills and voiced retroflex stops found only in those languages that cause permanent brain damage.
Upon arriving in Malaysia Mark Harris quickly abandoned a career in teaching for his revived interest in drawing and painting after watching Peter Greenaway’s A Draughtsman’s Contract several dozen times.
Once in Southeast Asia the sharp contrasts of light and dark, the intense heat of reflected sunlight on scabrous stone and brick and the joy of drawing in plein air while soaked with sweat became as addictive as kissing Audrey Hepburn.
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vincentaltamore
Posted: March 13, 2010
Phenomenal portfolio...glad you stopped by mine and introduced it to me. You handle a very tough medium (in my opinion) quite adeptly...kudos my friend!
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markboyharris
Posted: March 05, 2010
Thanks so much Jenny and Chris
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jenny123
Posted: March 05, 2010
wonderful watercolors!
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chris
Posted: March 05, 2010
You have some really wonderful work here, Mark - thanks for sharing, and all the best :)))
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purpleblue
Posted: March 04, 2010
B. B. A. D. = Body Building Art Destroying
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markboyharris
Replied: March 04, 2010
Hehe. Seems to me like someone is suffering from low self esteem, not surprising when you see her portfolio.
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markboyharris
Replied: March 05, 2010
He, her... who cares
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purpleblue
Replied: March 06, 2010
Glad that it made you happy
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markboyharris
Replied: March 06, 2010
I know you are
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dmaidman
Posted: March 03, 2010
Thought I'd come over here to show the appreciation - Thanks for the stars, and I love your watercolors.
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youyve
Posted: March 02, 2010
no worries, your work is amazing. Watercolor is my fav to work with, and I'm definitely a fan of your work
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blue_marble
Posted: February 20, 2010
Your portfolio is filled with fantastic works.
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markboyharris
Posted: February 16, 2010
Thank you all so much.
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samvelmarutyan
Posted: February 16, 2010
WONDERFUL...
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victor
Posted: January 20, 2010
great artworks my friend.
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artface
Posted: December 23, 2009
Thank so much for all your comments and the stars!!! My best wishes to you in 2010. Dear Markboyharris !!
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marhak
Posted: December 07, 2009
Thanks for the stars.
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kaloust
Posted: October 13, 2009
Thanks for the star.
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elizabethmcghee
Posted: September 13, 2009
Amazing use of watercolor and ink wash!! I really admire your work :-)
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markboyharris
Replied: September 13, 2009
Thanks Elizabeth. Very kind of you.
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stuartellis
Posted: August 29, 2009
Hi, Mark, thanks for your comments and stars, much appreciated.
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menoevil
Posted: August 24, 2009
Thank you so much for the stars :)
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jimmy
Posted: August 22, 2009
thank you for the stars!
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uptonparkman
Posted: June 29, 2009
hello mark your work is fantastic love your style,very talented my friend,thank you for the stars very kind of you,really appreciate it.
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markboyharris
Replied: June 29, 2009
Thank so much, and you are very welcome. Love your whole portfolio.
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markboyharris
Posted: June 14, 2009
I am constantly surprised and delighted by the kind things people say about my work. Many thanks to everyone.
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iiare
Posted: May 09, 2009
Great works!
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markboyharris
Posted: April 21, 2009
I don't know what to say, himmapaan, especially after looking at your portfolio. A very great compliment indeed. I share your melancholy btw. Thanks so much again.
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himmapaan
Posted: April 21, 2009
I am breathless and speechless. I could very happily give a star to each of your work and add your entire gallery to my collection! *Kowtows*
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markboyharris
Posted: April 15, 2009
Thanks so much for all the support and kind words.
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mfortune
Posted: March 30, 2009
Beautiful portfolio! Congrats on your feature!
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gerardhendriks
Posted: March 25, 2009
Congratulations on te feature!!!!!!!!!!
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marysa
Posted: March 25, 2009
Congrats !!!
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floatinglemons
Posted: March 25, 2009
Congratulations on the feature! Well deserved :)
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markboyharris
Posted: March 24, 2009
Thanks everyone. Glad you liked the bio.
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sethfitts
Posted: March 24, 2009
Congratulations on your feature!!!
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schindlerart
Posted: March 24, 2009
enjoyed reading your bio!
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schindlerart
Posted: March 24, 2009
strong body of work. I am especially drawn to your nude studies!
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stboettcher
Posted: March 16, 2009
you have a strong talent, both in drawing and watercolor... thanks for sharing your art, it is a joy to look at.
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markboyharris
Posted: March 09, 2009
Thanks so much Goghwai. Likewise. A great compliment indeed.
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goghwai
Posted: March 06, 2009
love your works very much Mark
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markboyharris
Posted: November 21, 2008
Many thanks indeed Estherina. I'm delighted you like them
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estherina
Posted: November 20, 2008
your work is beeeeeautiful. i'm completely haunted by them.
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markboyharris
Posted: November 12, 2008
Thanks so much. You are too kind.
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senyphine
Posted: November 03, 2008
your art is really impressive.
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markboyharris
Posted: October 20, 2008
This is like Facebook for artists and photographers... cool
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| Country: MYS |
| City: Kuala Lumpur |
| School: Bleinaffestiniogh Punchup |
| Occupation: Artist Writer Linguist |
| Favorite Music: All sorts |
| Favorite Movie: The Draughtsman's Contract |
| Favorite Book: All the Tea In China |
| Genre: Drawing, Painting, Traditional Art |
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Vincent
Cora
Temple Lion, Penang
Ubud, Bali
Statue, Ubud, Bali
Shophouse, KL, Malaysia
Welcome
The Clocktower, Melaka
Banana Trees
Pulau Redang, Malaysia
Sunrise, Pulau Dayang
Rocky Beach, Pulau Dayang
Rocks and Beach, Pulau Dayang
Malay House, Langkawi
Ruins at Angkor
Angkor Temple Compound
Malay Fishing Boat
Ping River, Chieng Mai, Thailand
Angkor Archway
Before the Storm, Southern Thailand
Angkor Doorways
Angkor face and Doorway
Angkor Gateway
Tabby
St Augustine Church, Manila
Steps, Stadthuis, Melaka
Tupai in a Tree
Study for Rhino
Stowe, England
Rhino
Pink Nude
Softer Sepia Nude 37A
Pencil Nude
Girl in a Dream
Nude 029
Red Shophouse Windows
Acrylic Nude
My 53rd Birthday Morning
Mark Harris Nudes 007
Mark Harris Nudes 003
Shophouse Windows 003
Windows Kl 001
Chinese Nude
Intense Sunrise
My Business Card
Riverbank, Kuching, Sarawak
Rice Fileds and Storm, Malaysia
Nude 025
Sanguine Nude 007
Sanguine Nude 003
Sanguine Nude 002
Sanguine Nude 001
Sanguine Nude
Nude 023
Nude 021
Columns, Greece
Sepia Nude
Nude 017 - Acrylic
Nude 016 _ Acrylic
2009-06-09 21:31:23
Nude 015 - Acrylic Ink
Nude 014 - Acrylic Ink
Nude 013 - Acrylic Ink
Nude 012 - Acrylic Ink
Nude Study 001
Nude _ Acrylic 011
Nude 007 - Acrylic Ink
Nude 009 Acrylic Ink
Nude 007 - Acrylic Ink
Nude 004 - Acrylic
Nude 002 - Acrylic Ink
Nude 001 - Acrylic Ink
Nude 003 - Acrylic Ink
Temple, Thailand
Daisies
Stones and Bamboo
Twin Towers KL Malaysia
Temple and Rocks
Foolish Me
Prambanan Tower
Ruins at Prambanan, Indonesia
Angkor Wat 001
Nappies, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo
Thai Temple Doorway
Tea Chests
Sunset, Dayang Island, Malaysia
Odd Box on a Beach
Starbucks Prambanan
Dilapidated House, Kuantan, Malaysia
Fire and Haze, Melawati Hills, KL, Malaysia
Angkor Wat 004
Woman Sitting on a Wall
Venus Applying Sunscreen
2008-10-19 09:57:05
Langkawi Island
Me at my recent exhibition in KL
Window, Phuket, Thailand
Chinese Nude
Beach at Night
Angkor Wat, Cambodia 003
Ankor Wat, Cambodia 002
Stormy Day, Angkor Wat, cambodia
Rundown Shophouse, KL, Malaysia
Misty Morning, Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Ruins at Prambanan, Indonesia 001
Mark Harris
Sunrise, Dayang Island, Malaysia
Shophouse Windows, Malaysia 001
Shophouse Windows, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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