Danny Markey
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Biography
Danny Markey was born in Falmouth, Cornwall in 1965. He studied at Falmouth School of Art (1983–84) and at Camberwell School of Art (1984–87). Markey is represented by the Redfern Gallery, London, where he has shown regularly since 1992.
He has been a prizewinner in many open exhibitions, including the South Bank Picture Show, the Discerning Eye, the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize and the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition.
Markey's work has been included in many group shows such as 'Towards Night' at the Towner, Eastbourne (2016). Examples of his work are in the British Museum, the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, the Falmouth Art Gallery, and the Old Jail Center, Albany, Texas.
Danny lives and works in Somerset.
On drawing
Children draw before they can write. It is a very natural and instinctive means of expression. Most people don't nurture this language as they get older.
I usually draw from observation. You never pay as much attention to the world as when you draw it. It is like having a superpower; you see things other people can't see.
I always carry a pocket sketchbook and try to draw every day. It is where I record my first ideas for paintings and sustain the connection with the world around me and my eyes, hands and thoughts.
Specialism
Landscape painting
