Mark de Freyne is one of the more exciting painters to emerge from the Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design. Although born in Dublin he spent some time in rural County Wicklow in the vicinity of Annamoe, after graduation in 1981, painting the landscape, before he moved to Bray where he now resides and has his studio. Bray Head with its steep incline and proximity to the sea is a constant source of inspiration for him and in summertime he likes to take long walks around that promontory experiencing the changing light on rocks and fields, which he afterwards transmutes into art in the studio.