Mary Brownless
(1926-2020)
Water-Colour Artist

Mary
Brownless (1926-2020) (née King) painted in water-colour for over 70 years. She studied privately
with Gladys Best, R.W.A., in Topsham, Devon, England and then at the Walsall
College of Arts and Design. She painted land- and seascapes in the
traditional English style using a limited palette of 4 to 5 colours for
each scene, thus setting the tone and atmosphere. She belonged to many
art societies in the UK and, after coming to Nova Scotia in 1970,
she was a member of the Annapolis Royal Arts Council, the Chester Heritage Society and Gallery and the Lunenburg
Heritage Society, which started the Lunenburg Art Gallery Society.
In the Annapolis Valley, she taught evening classes and gave informal classes in water-colour painting in Lunenburg. Her work has been exhibited in various parts of Nova Scotia.
Solo Exhibitions of Mary Brownless
Reflections on Nova Scotia, England and India
A virtual exhibition of the 48 Paintings by Mary
Brownless exhibited in the Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, Nova
Scotia, July 26 - August 28, 2005
Lunenburg Art Gallery (1991)
Moorings Gallery, Mahone Bay
Black Duck Gallery, Lunenburg
Open House Gallery, Annapolis Royal
“A” Gallery, Truro
Dalhousie Faculty Club, Halifax
Chester Heritage Society Gallery
Herring Gull Gallery, Chester
Paintings and Prints for Sale

B/W drawing of an early 16th century sailing ship
(from an early painting)
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