Mark - The Retro Artist
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Mark - The Retro Artist
@beechhouse-media.bsky.social
Retro Artist and tech preservationist, painting the 80s since the 80s. Mad skills in dog walking and coffee consumption. Collects old computers while attempting to explain I’m not a next level hoarder.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

6 new retro and vintage inspired works published today, the latest celebrate our lost high streets!
March 17, 2024 at 1:37 PM
4 of my latest retro creations!

Not bad considering this series is going to consist of 1989 artworks. Definitely a journey. Might have to start painting 80s Tupperware tubs if I run out of 80s pop culture inspiration!
#retro
December 23, 2023 at 12:13 AM
Some of my latest creations. From Blackpool in the 1980s to portraits of strength and power. I’m on a roll this week!
November 6, 2023 at 6:09 PM
One of my latest retro artworks- all hand drawn and painted using Procreate on M2 iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and more hours than you’d think!
October 15, 2023 at 12:01 PM
Joysticks didn’t always just plug into a computer, sometimes you needed a “thing” which would wobble, and then you needed Blue Tak. For me, it was Kempston all the way. Those DB9 plugs, way more robust than these fancy USBs.

Hand drawn, iPad Pro, Procreate.
October 2, 2023 at 6:22 PM
One of my latest retro artworks. Hand painted using Procreate on an M2 iPad Pro, quite a bit of coffee was also involved.

It’s the hoard you love to find in the attic, unless you’re a millennial, in which case it’s an archeological discovery from the 1980s.
October 1, 2023 at 7:00 PM
20 GOTO 10
RUN…

If you know, you know!

One of my latest creations, hand drawn, iPad Pro M2, Procreate.
September 29, 2023 at 8:01 AM
Magnetic Memories. Another piece created by hand in my quest to make this a collection of 1,989 works. What will I do when I get there? Probably have a nap.
September 27, 2023 at 6:11 PM
The Joy of Sticks. Getting closer to finishing my series of 1,989 artworks depicting retro and vintage tech, childhood memories… when I say closer, I mean like I still need to paint another 1700 ish works… all hand painted, none of that Ai rubbish!

#retrogaming
September 27, 2023 at 8:10 AM
If 1980s home computers were ice creams…

Hand drawn, iPad Pro, Procreate. Reasonably confident that Atari ST owners will go into meltdown mode.
September 26, 2023 at 8:39 AM
There’s nothing like opening that retro junk drawer. My latest hand drawn creation. M2 iPad Pro, Procreate, lots of coffee.
September 23, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Had no idea that VAT is charged on school uniforms if you’re 14 and over. Just when those slacks and tank tops are becoming more expensive too. RAAC
September 5, 2023 at 7:07 PM
There was nothing quite like flicking through the electronics section of an 80s home shopping catalogue. Hand drawn, iPad Pro M2, Procreate.
September 2, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Another retro work, another forgotten console. Hand drawn, iPad Pro M2, Procreate.
September 1, 2023 at 2:23 PM
Painting the 80s since the 80s. All hand drawn, M2 iPad Pro, Procreate. Out of a series of what will become 1989 works. Need to speed up me thinks!
August 31, 2023 at 6:55 PM