Mark Hobson

Mark Hobson is based in Tofino BC., on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island where he has painted for over twenty years. A diverse artist in both subject and media, he is equally comfortable in watercolour, oils, and acrylics. Mark is best known for his passionate portrayals of the B.C. coast...

Paintings of Tofino Artist Mark Hobson
Echachis Sunset, Mark Hobson	Cattails and Goldeneye, Mark Hobson
Pioneer Spirit, Mark Hobson	Mount Mariner, Mark Hobson
Rainforest in Morning Mist, Mark Hobson	Mark Hobson View from Wild Pacific Trail, Mark Hobson
Jansen's Dock, Mark Hobson	Lismer Bay II at Sunset, Mark Hobson

Mark Hobson is based in Tofino BC, on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island where he has painted for over twenty years. A diverse artist in both subject and media, he is equally comfortable in watercolour, oils, and acrylics. Mark is best known for his passionate portrayals of the B.C. coast, from pounding surf to sheltered cove; from rainforests to the underwater realm. The richness of the natural environment and its wildlife comes alive in his work. Professionally trained as a biologist, he taught high school science for nine years before painting as a career. Self-taught as an artist, his paintings are simultaneously accurate and sensitive depictions of the many moods of wilderness and rural landscapes.

* Mark's work has won many awards in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
* He has participated in shows throughout North America and as far afield as Hong Kong and Singapore.
* Pacific Salmon Foundation's stamp award in 2003
* Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year in 2006
* The Royal Canadian Mint has invited him to design three different sets of coins.
* The National Geographic Society has displayed his work in Washington D.C.
* Selected as a member of the Society of Animal Artists in 1997
* Chosen BC's Wildlife Artist of the Year in 1996.
* Mark's landscape paintings have placed in the top 100 of the US Art for Parks competition
* Artist's Magazine annual competition has awarded his wildlife images high honours three times

A strong advocate for preserving the wilderness he loves to paint, Mark has donated numerous paintings and much of his time to efforts to preserve natural environments. Mark's float house studio is only accessible by boat, surrounded by the natural beauty of Clayoquot Sound.

<<< Mark painting in the Shorewind Gallery.
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