About Us

Meg Maples and Mark Soley not only work together under the Arcane Paintworks banner but they are also married and living in Rural, New South Wales, Australia. They were brought together through their love of miniature painting as they were colleagues when they met. Meg's been painting since 2003 and quickly climbed the ranks through several company jobs. Her first was with Reaper as a warehouse monkey and freelance painter and then she was hired on by Privateer Press to be a full time Staff Painter from 2011 to 2013. 

Meg has been active in the miniature painting industry as a Miniature Painting Instructor since leaving Privateer Press. She has traveled the world teaching beginner and intermediate level painting courses including a 3 month tour through Europe between 2017 and 2018.

The last few years, she has focused her attention investing in the Australian and New Zealand painting communities with the goal of helping Australasians leveling up and competing on the international stage. She provides 4 classes annually, in different locations across Australia, and she also hold private coachings at the Arcane Paintworks studio in New South Wales.

Mark Soley started painting in 1998 when he started playing wargames. He immersed himself in all things miniature and kit building and wanted to master as many techniques and aspects of his artwork as possible. He started competing in the Games Workshop Golden Demon competitions and in 2012 he won the last Slayer Sword to be given out in Australia. He currently works as IT support for the Australian Department of Education as well as a part time Graphic Designer. He often travels around Australia with Meg and helps out at her weekend Workshops as well as giving a different point of view at one on ones at the Arcane Paintworks Studio.