Welcome

I am a self-taught British oil painter specialising in landscapes. I paint whatever catches my eye - mostly because of a feeling about a certain place or the way the light falls, perhaps a certain combination of colours or interesting shapes.

I'm addicted to painting en plein air (painting outside from life just as the Impressionists did) and always try to work from life whenever possible.

To take a look at my paintings just click on Galleries, then Oil Paintings (this includes current and sold work). At the bottom of the page you will find a selection of my newest work.

I welcome commissions, collaborations with other artists and interest from gallerists and would love to hear from you if you have any questions about my work.

NEW for 2024 Guest Artist at The One Craft Gallery, Shepton Mallet (see News).

NEW for 2023 #100 Trees in Paint Project

If you are on Instagram you can find me @maryjbarnesart (just click on the small icon at the top right of the page) and view my progress there. I also have a Facebook page which is a copy of my Instagram account (under my original name - Mary Barnes Fine Art)

Please don't have anything to do with marybarnesfineart  (Instagram) as this was my account but was hacked in November 2022. One year plus and I'm still in the process of trying to get Instagram/Meta to remove it having failed to recover it.