Mary facilitates Saturday art classes in the gallery.

'My work as an artist-painter takes inspiration from the natural world.  Using a mix of my own drawings and found images I combine them forming new compositions that reflect on human interaction with nature and our attempt to control and protect it simultaneously.'

List of drawing materials:

• Watercolour paper or any heavy-duty paper
• Acrylic paint – any colour
• Paintbrushes
• Watercolour pencils
• Spray bottle (optional)

Some tips: 

• Prepare your grounds beforehand and leave to dry. Acrylics are good, as they don’t bleed once dry.
• Use your watercolour pencils to draw in details.
• Use your brush to emphasise drawn lines and shapes.

Click on the video below to view the process

Initiated by the National Gallery in 2005/ Drawing Day is a nationwide event held in partnership with national, regional and local museums, libraries, cultural and arts centres.