Mary Smith
Mary lives in the beautiful county of Derbyshire and has the Peak District and the Staffordshire moorlands to inspire her paintings.
She has worked as a tutor for many years in a wide variety of schools,colleges and community centres in and around Derbyshire and Staffordshire.She is now running her own workshops and art classes at the Melbourne Leisure Centre in South Derbyshire.
see (My Tuition) for further details
She exhibits regularly at all the local venues and festivals.
see (My Exhibitions and My Awards )
Style of work
Mary paints the landscape using atmospheric conditions to describe the shapes and forms emerging within the paintings. References to fog,mist or sunlight and shadows is a recurrent theme. Many of her paintings contain little figures which are seen as associated motifs and become part of the landscape.
Methodology
She works primarily in acrylics and more recently in watercolour. Some of the pieces incorporate mixed media such as inks or pastels as the painting progresses in order to keep the work lively and spontaneous. Using these application techniques gives her a structure to formulate her own interpretation of the subject matter.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Guildhall Derby- the ladies group ASSEMBLAGE of which I am part of held their annual exhibition.
Beetroot Gallery Draycott: prints Icompleted recently were view as part of the Green room printmaking studio exhibition
Forthcoming exhibitions
MARCH 4th-30th Conkers discovery centre National Forest, Moira. New paintings will be on view in the gallery which can be accessed via the shop 10am-5pm.
this is a show by members of the Banksmill studios artists.
Weekly art classes take place on Tuesday mornings from 10-12pm at the Melbourne Leisure Centre,Derbyshire
cost £6.50 per session
All Mary's workshops take place at the leisure centre. Mary works in a variety of media and encourages her students to experiment after watching her demonstrations.
If you would like to join my mailing list please e-mail your details and I can send a brochure.
e-mail mary.smith73@btinternet.com
Acrylics, Canvas, Collage, Drawing, Mixed Media, Oil pastel, Pastels, Pen & Ink, Pen And Wash, Pencil/Charcoal, Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
Abstract, Figure, Flowers And Gardens, Landscape, Life Drawing, Seascapes and Water, Trees and Foliage
Derbyshire, United Kingdom Mainland