30 Years with Mark Hayden
The works of Mark Hayden
© copyright Mark Hayden
Drawings by James Tinguely
A tribute by fellow artist James Tinguely
“ We’ve been friends for nearly 40 years, since the mid 80’s.
How well I remember his Isuzu Trooper parked by Franks studio in the Mercantile Building, where we painted together.
I remember Mark at the GHAA workshop in the Haverhill Sr. Center with its low ceiling and support columns. Then the group moved to the church rec hall on Bradford common, with a high ceiling and no columns. Good move.
Mark helped enthusiastic students hone skills and set directions. His students returned to show college work, and later, work work, like advertising and packaging done on Madison Avenue.
Mark taught elders, long retired and looking for new meaning. Their skills grew explosively and they took on a teenager’s stride. Passion for all ages.
Sometimes, with his suggestion to me, sometimes through my eavesdropping on his suggestion given to another, I would experience a breakthrough in my work.
His dedication is remarkable. Mark even moved in order to be closer to the church rec hall.
Sometimes a contribution is so great it becomes synonymous with the whole: Saturday Artist Workshop on Bradford Common 9am-12pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Mark Hayden: best teacher, best friend.
What more can one ask?
Oh yes. May we do this forever?
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