Mary Romer Greenfield

My work may be said to be exploring a visual language that moves subtly between figuration and abstraction, but which is neither narrative or symbolic. The pictures are built up of layers of paint, using various techniques. Much of my work relies on a distillation of memories which for many of us vary from the theatre of our lives. My experiences range from walking in vast landscapes to the minutiae of domestic life and much that lies in-between.
The lyrical quality found in these works is expressed through colours super-imposed on one another, or in a line or circle of pencil. The colours and shapes in these paintings shift and play through an arc of emotions, forming and dissolving like memories, which advance and recede in the mind's eye. Gestural marks are scratched or gouged into the paint, revealing a palimpsest of communications.

Early childhood - various International Schools in India and East Africa
Private School in England and France
Foundation in Art - Cambridge
BA in Fine Art Contemporary Practice - Cambridge
Fine Art Contemporary Art Course at The Slade UCL - London

I have been selected to show my work in mixed exhibitions for many years in London and elsewhere in England
I have also had several solo shows, again in London, Cambridge, and small galleries mainly in East Anglia
You can view the list of exhibitions on my website
www.maryromer.com