Mark Tweedie

Mark Tweedie is a printmaker, photographer, gardener and astronomer. His subject matter ranges from the smallness of earthly things and our relationship with the terrestrial, up to the wondrous, enormous grandeur of the night sky.

His astronomical images aim to portray not only the wonder and inspiration engendered by looking into space but also the philosophical and cultural aspects of star lore and astronomy, along with the joining together of the often disparate disciplines of art and science. He works from his small observatory not far from the centre of Coventry.

The more terrestrial work looks at the familiar but no less remarkable world under our feet, its produce and its profound beauty which is often ignored in the speed and haste of modern life.