Dreaming of Iceland 1

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Hill walking and a passion for the outdoors are the motivation and
inspiration behind her work, which is a response to the the elements and
the natural environment that she finds herself in. Maria’s work begins with
a series of observational drawings. The sketchbook is then analysed and
a point of interest is then progressed into further drawings, printmaking,
or a painting. Typically she works in watercolour, charcoal, acrylic and
plaster, using a combination at times.
Each piece of work is used as a starting point to be processed and
developed, no piece is ever considered ‘finished’, but each work
becomes a stepping stone to take further on a visual journey. Her work
explores the drama and colour of the natural world, investigating the ever
changing weather patterns found in the UK. It celebrates the energy of
storms, the snow and rain and the dramatic colours to be found each
season.
She has previously shown work at the Tarpey Gallery, the Foxelowe Arts
Centre and a number of smal privately owned galleries.
In 2017 she was awarded 1st Prize for a landscape painting by Peter
Lord at the Fishguard Arts Society Open 2017.