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biography
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mark david heine
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"As a child, I played in my father's studio, steeped in the smells and sights of his art. On the riverbanks
and beaches, I skipped stones while Dad sketched. We spent endless hours wandering through galleries,
and countless more with colleagues, locked in art-bent conversation over streams of coffee. We travelled
together, tasting the world.
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Each painting is a glimpse of my life. Every brushstroke placed to capture a moment. Afternoon sunlight
laid across the water of a summer beach, heavy as gold, purpled at the edges with the promise of
evening. The smell of the sea drying on the rocks. The sound of my children’s laughter fluttering on the
air. Each moment, each painting is a chance to learn and grow. To discover my voice and what I
want to say.”
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In the course of his nearly 30-year career in the arts, Mark Heine has toured the world, teaching and
exhibiting his art. His work has won numerous national and international awards, and is found in
collections throughout North America and abroad.
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Mark, his two daughters Sarah and Charlotte, and his partner Lisa live in beautiful Oak Bay, Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada.
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mission statement
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My paintings are studies of life... the lives of my children and myself. I strive to recognize unique, iconic
moments, rooted in my personal experiences of childhood and as a father. Observations that are
sometimes joyous, sometimes painful, but always honest. I endeavor to showcase these moments
through painting. Utilizing my philosophies of composition, content, colour palette and style, to create an
expression that is distinctly my own.
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I elaborate on these observations through writing, which has become integral and unique part of my art.
Observations that have evoked both smiles and tears. Working as a catalyst to ignite personal reflection
within the viewer.
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I have and am learning a great deal about myself as a painter and as a father. through these studies. My
hope is to spread these observations as far as possible. In a world that is always about tomorrow, to take
viewers back and rejoice in yesterday.
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