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Mary at her studio door |
I have been painting in oils and pastels for over two decades and in that time I achieved recognition as a noted landscape artist. Eight years ago I took up printing to supplement my methods of work, completing a Diploma in Professional Printmaking at The Regional Print Centre, Yale College, Wrexham.
Much of my painting represents a meditative and peaceful quality of the varied landscape where I live, six miles from Oswestry, in the Borderlands of Mid Wales. I derive much inspiration from the area's rural history and landscape. The majority of my pastel work is painted in situ, to capture the atmosphere and true colours that I think are so vital.
I decided to include some sketches on this website because the people I meet whilst travelling are always interested in what I produce as quick drawings or visual notes. I work in pen with a tonal wash, which is quick and easy to carry about. My sketch book goes everywhere with me. I have just returned from Venice where I was able to do some quick sketches in some special places.
I have an ambition to walk the length of Offa's Dyke, a foot path which runs between England and Wales, sketching along the way. I completed a 66 mile stretch the other year and hope to finish the Northern Section to Prestatyn next summer.
My recent printing work has been concentrating on collagraphs and etchings based on historical landscapes. I took part in a project to make work for offices in Liverpool. Inspired by the history of the city I wanted to mark the historical development from a rural backwater to the international City that it is today. I exhibited my work in The Artist's Club and The Liverpool Medical Institution.
I am currently working on Sycharth, which is where Owain Glyndwr had his settlement in the 14th century. I intend to further my research into the historic site and work with a combination of mediums that represent the layers of history that lie forgotten beneath the ground. I have been invited by Denbighshire to exhibit the work in a solo show at Denbigh Library next year.
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| Pen y Bryn, Llansilin,
Oswestry, SY10 7QG |
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