

My Inside World
My first interior drawings were inspired by buying my first house and endless pouring over decorating magazines! At the time I was...


Putting my Feet Up today!
Yesterday I finished Swindon Open Studios. Thank you to everyone that came, and to the venue that hosted me, St Paul's Church. Today I...


Bringing Colour to Swindon Open Studios!
I've had a year of testing myself to do new things that I haven't done before. My easel and I have been travelling around Wiltshire,...


Aldbourne Band: Painting in Public
This is a video of a painting I did at Aldbourne a few weeks ago. This is something i wouldn't have done until recently. Painting out...


Colourful Art Exhibition: Mary Parsons in Swindon Open Studios 2024
Recently I have been oil painting on location around Swindon, and I really enjoy doing so.


Revisiting a View
This week I visited Avebury Manor and painted the view over the garden wall. I might sharpen up the detail slightly and add some white...


My colourful market stall!
My first country show in Wanborough. I've had a busy few weeks preparing and finishing pictures. Since March I've been painting outside...


The Artistic Merit of Wheelbarrows
Over the seasons this year, this view of Avebury Manor's kitchen garden has filled out with colour. It is the ideal kind of composition...


Prospect Garden
This week was my first visit to Prospect Hospice garden for a drawing session.

Painting Winter
My art project at Avebury Manor National Trust has given me a new found love of winter. In previous years I've always waited for Spring...