Biography

Born in 1976, John-Mark Gleadow had already achieved gallery representation by the time he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Delaware in 1999. Renowned for his skill as a draftsman and ability for creating hyperrealstic oil paintings, he has gone on to garner various awards, solo shows and grants and has been met with commercial success in the numerous galleries carrying his work from coast to coast in the United States and beyond.

Early influences on the young artist were Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali and VerMeer. “I fell in love with the beauty of their imagery and have always been in awe of their amazing gift for depicting reality, or their version of it. My desire is that my abilities would be used for creating works that are beautiful and that, when viewed as a whole, convince the viewer not only that what they’re seeing is real but that there’s truth in it. For that reason I find strict photorealism a somewhat unsatisfying undertaking.”

Beginning with still lives, John-Mark’s paintings soon came to have portraiture as their backbone. With his mastery of the medium his trademark use of vibrant colors has come to the fore – an element of his work made the more fascinating due to his having to cope with his own colorblindness. His most recent series has fused the centuries old theme of painting book spines with his love of doing figurative work and has allowed him to broaden the thematic horizons of his paintings. “The wonderful thing about working in this vain is how limitless the subject matter can be and how it makes for a logical way of juxtaposing entirely different topics, producing a work of art that’s beautiful as a whole, not just aesthetically,

"The Day The Music Died"  by John-Mark Gleadow

Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Extra Large - 30 x 60
10 pieces, Regular Edition

Large - 24 x 48
10 AP's hand embellished by the artist
1 PP hand embellished by the artist
95 SN's regular edition
 

Small - 12 x 24
150 SN's regular edition

 

"New Wine" by John-Mark Gleadow


Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Extra Large - 30 x 60
10 pieces, Regular Edition

Large - 24 x 48
10 AP's hand embellished by the artist
1 PP hand embellished by the artist
95 SN's regular edition
 

Small - 12 x 24
150 SN's regular edition

 

"Forever Young" by John-Mark Gleadow
24 x 48 Original Oil on Panel  - Available

Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 AP's hand embellished by the artist
1 PP hand embellished by the artist
95 SN's regular edition
 

Small - 12 x 24
150 SN's regular edition

"Heroes" by John-Mark Gleadow

Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Extra Large - 30 x 60
10 pieces, Regular Edition

Large - 24 x 48
10 AP's hand embellished by the artist
1 PP hand embellished by the artist
95 SN's regular edition
 

Small - 12 x 24
150 SN's regular edition

 

"The Beatles" by John-Mark Gleadow

Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Extra Large - 30 x 60
limited to 7 in the edition, hand embellished by the artist

Large - 24 x 48
10 AP's hand embellished by the artist
95 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
150 SN's regular edition

"The Finer Things" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas


Large - 24 x 48
1 PP retouched and hand embellished by the artist
5 AP's hand embellished by the artist
25 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
50 SN's regular edition
 

"Man's Best Friend" by John-Mark Gleadow

24 x 48 Original Oil on Panel  - Available

Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
1 PP retouched and hand embellished by the artist
10 AP's hand embellished by the artist
95 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
150 SN's regular edition
 

"Hollywood" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition
 

"Woody Allen" by John-Mark Gleadow
"I Am Not Afraid of Dying, I Just Don't Want to be There When it Happens"
12 x 48 Limited Edition Giclée onCanvas

Special Collectors Edition!
(Only 19 pieces total)
15 Regular Edition
3 Artist Proofs (Hand Embellished)
1 Printers Proof (Retouched and Hand Embellished)

12 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!

"Classic Rock II" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition
 

"Great Sports Movies" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
1 PP retouched and hand embellished by the artist
10 AP's hand embellished by the artist
95 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
150 SN's regular edition
 

"Family Ties" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
35 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
35 SN's regular edition
 

"In Good Taste" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition
 

"US" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

 

"Reflections of Europe" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

"Once Upon a Time" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition
 

"Paradise" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition
 

"Classic Rock" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Extra Large - 30 x 60
limited to 7 in the edition, hand embellished by the artist

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

 

"Could You Would You" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!
 

"In Full Bloom" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!
 

"Journey" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
195 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

 "Bibliotheque IX" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!

 

"Liberated" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 39 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!

 "Bibliotheque I" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!
 

 "Bibliotheque II" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!

 

 "Bibliotheque III" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!
 

 "Bibliotheque IV" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!

 

 "Bibliotheque V" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!

 

 "Bibliotheque VI" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!

 

 "Bibliotheque VII" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!


 

 "Bibliotheque VIII" by John-Mark Gleadow
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas

Large - 24 x 48
10 PP's retouched and hand embellished by the artist
35 AP's hand embellished by the artist
175 SN's regular edition

Small - 12 x 24
250 SN's regular edition

24 x 48 ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS
is available!