Mark Haworth (b. 1952), "Victorian Autumn", 2003, oil on canvas, 18 x 24", frame: 25.5 x 31.5"

Provenance: Property from a Texas Hill Country collection

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Haworth was encouraged by his family to practice artistic expression. Music and art became his focus and he entered Sam Houston State University as a music major. There Haworth met Glenn Bahm, a portrait artist who ignited his curiosity in painting. He studied masters such as Julian Onderdonk, Isaac Levitan, George Inness, and Willard Metcalf. These painters inspired his own artistic temperament and outlook leading him to change his major to art. He graduated with a BFA degree in 1977. Inspired by the scenery and silvery light of the Texas Hill Country, Haworth moved to Fredericksburg in 1983 where he lived for 33 years. Today he calls Austin, Texas his home. He has participated in numerous one man and group gallery shows, as well as in museum exhibitions, throughout the country. In 2007, Haworth won the Best of Show and in 2009, the Artists Choice awards at the Briscoe Western Art Museum Night of Artists in San Antonio. He has been featured in American Artist, Art of the West, Southwest Art, and Western Art Collector magazines . His paintings have been on the cover of American Artist magazine and Western Art Collector magazine.