Art by Maryanne Hawes

I paint about our complex internal landscapes; about the world that we feel rather than that which we see. In fact my work is often about the energy we sense in places and spaces and amongst people (and of course recently, the feelings of social isolation). I’m captivated by the way we all perceive the world differently. For me, art is a fascinating way of exploring this internal world.
 
My painting process is intuitive and meditative, and I often feel my thoughts unfolding as I lift the paintbrush to the canvas.
 
I paint mostly with acrylics in the familiar rich earthy colours of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean although I love to experiment with more unusual materials such as copper sulphate and iron filings. My paintings will often look like a landscape you might recognise, but aren’t necessarily of a particular place; they are more a response to a friendship, a half formed memory, or an echo of a dream.
 
I’ve recently been thinking about the subject of grief, having lost my mother at the end of 2020, and how my sadness around that event is complicated by the experience of living through the pandemic and the climate crisis. My work is becoming more pared back and calmer in response to the growing chaos in the world around me. 

CURRENT/FORTHCOMING EVENTS

 Part of the 3 July to 11 July 2021 farOpen Studios Trail

Go to MARYANNE's Website

CONTACT DETAILS
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MARYANNE IS LOCATED AT STUDIO 5, see the Open Studios 2021 Trail Map + Brochure
​Uplands
Itton Road
Chepstow
Monmouthshire
NP16 6BQ

Tel: 07966376490
Email: ​​mazhawes@mac.com