Symmetrees - Mark Welland

RBSA SUMMER SHOW 2026

FEELING CHUFFED – I’ve received 2 prizes this year. Most notably, 2nd Prize at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Summer Exhibition in Birmingham with Continuum VII – Embrace. The show ran from 18th June until 1st August 2026. 3...

Borders Art Fair 2026

Category : Awards, Symmetrees

They caught me completely off-guard on the evening of the PV at the Borders Art Fair in beautiful Kelso, so I was somewhat embarrassed to receive the Best Stand Award. A big thank you to all that made the event...

Roy Rasmussen Award 2019

Category : Awards, Symmetrees

Have you ever started something that at first hand seems banal or at least just OK, and then thought, hold on there is something going on here. Although the first photographs taken of the oak tree at Badsell Park...

The Symmetree Oak

Category : Symmetrees

THE JOY OF MAKING During recent shows, one of the regular questions I am asked is about the process involved in creating works for the Symmetree Oak project. Although they do vary, I’ll attempt to describe a typical process....

Remain in Presence

Category : Symmetrees

Dedicated It has been nearly 3 years since the oak tree that is the heart of the Symmetree project was toppled by Storm Katie. During this time, the wood from the tree has been seasoning and I’ve had the opportunity...

Approaching Perihelion

Category : Symmetrees

What is Perihelion? Each body in our solar system takes an elliptical journey around the sun. This path is offset, meaning the sun is not in the centre. This offset means that each year as a body like the earth orbits...

Tripomatic Prince

Category : Symmetrees

What memories are made of. Err… Purple? I would like to think that I have an eclectic and varied taste in music. It’s the art form that most influences my day to day life. Long sessions in the studio are...

Tripomatic Hockney

Category : Symmetrees

Hands Up! Who knows Hockney! As part of the Symmetree Tripomatic series, I wanted to add a little ‘Summertime Splash’. There are a number of artists that captured this feeling including Matisse, but for me I chose David Hockney. I first came...

Tripomatic Rothko

Category : Symmetrees

We have no time… This is the second of the artist tribute Tripomatic Symmetrees. So why Rothko? For me Rothko is one of those painters that manages to capture unfathomable depths to his work with a beautiful visual simplicity. If...

Tripomatic Klein

Category : Symmetrees

Working within the gamut One of the many insights you gain in creating your own work is respecting the high bar set by others. For this series of Symmetree Tripomatic’s I reference and indulge in the colour associated with artists...

Symmetree Platinum Multiples

Category : Symmetrees

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY Developed in the late 19th century, the platinum printing process is renowned for its quality. It has a permanency, producing warm blacks and mid-tone grays. In a new series of ‘Platinum Multiples’, along with a dash...

Tripomatic Legends

Category : Symmetrees

Tripomatic. Not the first word that springs to mind when considering an ancient English Oak. The Symmetree series has taken several visual directions, which push beyond the bounds of a traditional interpretation of the rural landscape that the...