Marcus’ painting,
watercolours
and prints are ironic visual diaries, revealing what is both 
grotesque
and familiar to us. From a bus ride in Budapest to his wildlife paintings, the artist captures the essence of life, its humour and colours.
“
In a city like Budapest you can witness anything from the plain hilarious to the weird and macabre in a matter of minutes on the same street. Essentially, my Budapest pictures show people being people, dogs being dogs, pensioners behaving badly and everyone generally being themselves in a place that is always rewarding to paint.

I’ve never consciously pursued a single style. A good idea or the nature of the subject matter (or my circumstances) almost dictate how I should depict it. Most of my pictures are observations of real life with a little embellishment by me. I think anything that is visually interesting, or that provokes a story, laughter, imagination, empathy and understanding is valid food for my pictures
”.




Born in
Kenya
in 1969, Marcus studied Art History and Sculpture in the UK before moving to Budapest. Twenty years and two daughters later, he enjoys much success and is ever watchful for the mundane and extraordinary.