Born in Poland in 1925, Jerzy Marek served in the British Army in Italy during World War II and came to live in London in 1948. He worked as a civil engineer on the design of bridges until 1983, when he took early retirement. Entirely self taught, he started to paint in oils in 1970.<br> <br> Initially Marek painted sporting themes but later these were replaced by pastoral themes of a tranquil nature. More recently Marek concentrated on close-ups of animals painted from memory. He has exhibited in London, Glasgow, Paris, Hamburg, Warsaw and Los Angeles, his work being reproduced on numerous cards, in magazines and art books.<br>
