Mary is a contemporary colourist , painting lively and joyful rural landscapes and coastal seascapes. Her use of rich generously applied colour gives her paintings a sumptuous tactile quality.

The rich and joyful paintings that Mary creates are very recognisable, and she has built up a loyal following of collectors for her work around the world.

"I paint most days. Inspiration is all around. I like to take my subjects from the great outdoors, the landscape around me, the seaside visited or even the garden. All my paintings are a salute to the joy of life, an observation of what goes on around us, and a way of saying just how beautiful the world is. I am an optimist and want you to share my optimism and wonder.

Usually I paint in oils always using my own observation, drawing on the spot, taking photos on the phone, and then back to the studio where the painting takes shape. My style is mainly impressionistic, my influences the Impressionists, Post Impressionists and a lot of Instagram.

I’ve been painting for years and have gradually moved my practice online because here was a new place to share art, that reached people all over the world as well as far flung corners of the UK. Sometimes people who’d never set foot in an art gallery or exhibition space. There's been an awful lot to learn and in truth I spend half the time painting and half the time on the computer. Things were progressing nicely, if slowly, and then the pandemic hit. And I realised somehow, mysteriously, I had all the systems in place and I was wonderfully busy. Who'd have thought? And I am truly grateful that I continue to be busy shipping original paintings and prints to collectors in over 20 countries worldwide.”

Mary Kemp

Artworks by Mary Kemp

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Chrome Hill, Peak District Landscape by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Warm Light, Blakeney Landscape by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Summer Landscape Derbyshire by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Steep Hill Cove Isle of Wight by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Hidden Valley by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Wye Valley Landscape by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Wanderings, Coastal Path by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Summer Meadow by Mary Kemp

Acrylic painting

Snowy Shelter by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Lonely Coastal Space by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

Crimson Earth, Azure Sea by Mary Kemp

Oil painting

By the Hidden Pond by Mary Kemp

Oil painting