Marcus Sandeman was born in Wales and studied three-dimensional product design at the University of Plymouth. He worked as a product designer for several years, designing many items you may have in your home. During that time he sold works in galleries in Exeter and Lymington, before itchy feet led him to travel extensively around New Zealand.

Painting mainly in acrylic, Sandeman uses the medium to paint from dark to light, starting with a dark primed canvas and working up to white. He is interested in negative space and strong outlines his representational works focus mainly on personal images of nostalgia.