Mark Booker is an artist and printmaker based Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

"The main aim of my work is to capture the ever-changing light and colours of the surrounding landscape. I like to observe, to search, stylise, abstract, change, transform and refine to produce a finished piece, which I think captures the essence of the moment.

I am also fascinated by the regeneration of the landscape. The 'recycling' of old, decaying and abandoned buildings such as mills, wharves, factories and farm structures into modern living accommodation and innovative retail and office spaces is an area of continual interest to me. I enjoy watching these old buildings being brought back to life and try to capture some of this in my work.

Printmaking and especially silk screen printing forms a large body of my work. I often work with an open screen using paper masks to quickly form the basic forms of the piece, before creating more detailed photo stencils to bring the work together. Apart from screen printing I have also produced numerous linocuts and experimented with other printmaking techniques such as drypoint, etching and collographs."