the Guild of Railway Artists

A full time artist since 2009, Mark studied Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography at Sheffield and then worked as a Graphic Artist.
Detailed pencil drawing was Mark's first artistic passion, and realism has been an ongoing obsession since the age of 13. Mark produced a series of highly detailed photorealistic railway drawings by the time he left school to study graphic design. Since 2001 Mark has built a reputation as an animal and architectural artist with over half his work being to commission. The railway subject matter has remained as an interest throughout which he returns to when the opportunity arises.
Mark is self published he sells originals and prints of his work at art fairs, shows, through galleries and outlets. He has won a number of awards, for work in both colour pencil and watercolour. His work has been featured in a number of magazines as well as in the book "Artists Drawing Techniques" published by Dorling Kindersley. Mark's drawing 'Newcomer' which depicts Tornado in undercoat at the Great Central Railway's Loughborough Station, was selected to be exhibited at the Menier Gallery in London as part of the UK Coloured Pencil Society's annual exhibition in 2016. 

Visit Mark's website: www.mark-langley.com

3648 at Llanelli

A scene from June 1961 at Llanelli, South Wales. Pencil - 50 x 32.5cm.

4172 at Birmingham Snow Hill

A 1960 scene of the station and atmosphere. Pencil - 42 x 29.7cm.

66709 at the Port of Felixstowe

Commissioned by GBRF freight haulier in 2004 as a thank you present for Medite's trade. Colour pencil and pencil - 64 x 45cm.

90396 & 48315 at Derby Sidings

A February morning again in 1966, the two loco's move onto Derby shed. Based on my father's photography. Watercolour - 38 x 24cm.

Newcomer

Tornado still new in undercoat, on it's first runs in 2008 at the Great Central Railway's Loughborough station. Colour pencil and pencil - 42 x 60cm.