For all people who tried to contact me, Marie Francis, reference the posting below. I cannot reply to your e-mails because the site will not let me. However, thank you all, Mark will be thrilled to bits to hear from you. The information you need to contact him is in his e-mail below: 'I have opened an art gallery in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham and I am always short of paintings due to not finding enough artists to show me their work. It is possible to upload samples of work on the website at gallery54.co.uk. I am also about to produce a little magazine and invite artists in the West Midlands area to show their work in it. Call me on 0121 475 3633 if you want to know more. I have been trying for years to support artists and have burned all my savings on launching a gallery which has been generally ignored here. Thanks again for taking the trouble to reply! Marie

i owuld be soo interested, infact its what i have been looking for. i would love to come and see you as i am from the west midlands. email me so we can talk more... i would love to know more so here's my email michellehoward_2@msn.com www.expressive-marks.co.uk just depends if my work is what you are looking for really. and guess what you now have some who has taken notice... lol ;0) michelle

Hello Marie,I do a bit of painting,but have never submited anything to a gallery though I would love to try.Is your gallery still afloat?(hope so!).I live in Hampshire,but it would not be a problem for me(i think) Avril

p.s would love to hear how you are getting on so here is my E-mail..... avspenc@live.co.uk