Justin was having one of his browsing sessions on Pinterest when he came across a painting by Mary Pym. She’s a visual artist that specialises in painting in oils. He was very taken by it, so looked into the artist and her work a little further.
She was born in Holland in 1935. She studied at Winchester College of Art from 1954 – 1958. She also completed a four year post-graduate course in experimental painting at Southampton College of Art in 1978. Her first solo exhibition took place in Southampton in 1965. She’s exhibited in numerous galleries since including the Royal Academy, Mall Galleries and Wykeham Gallery.
We love her painting style; it hovers between abstract and representative – with skilful use of texture, colour and tone. Her landscapes are spare and uncluttered.
We think that much of her work would find a very good home in our (new) old cottage, which we’re trying to furnish in a pared back, simple way.
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