Mary has always been interested in drawing and nature & was lucky enough to work until retiring at Ham Wall RSPB nature reserve in the Somerset levels. Mary has explored various media over the last few years encouraged by Robin Gray & members of Draycott Art Club & Susan Yeates' online Inspire group. Lockdown spurred a flurry of artistic activity, learning new techniques and a sharper focus on the rhythms of local wildlife.

 

Visits to Scotland, especially the seabird cliffs of Orkney and Shetland have inspired new work celebrating wild landscapes but also showing threats they face.