Mark (Markyboy) Haining is an artist from Alexandria born in 1982, who works from his  home studio in the picturesque area of Loch Lomond. 

 

Mark started to draw at an early age, his first commission, a horse picture, for a local restaurant in Jamestown, where his mother worked as a cleaner. He won school art prizes and gained his higher art award before committing to a successful career in Horticulture. Mark picked up a pencil in 2019 and created a bold elephant drawing which quickly sold. This single drawing stirred his creative desire to pursue an art career which he felt he missed out on. Marks animal and abstract landscapes are bold and creative, unique and unshackled - free from restraint. His artwork can be seen in The Loft Gallery Paisley.