Mary Morey - Oil on Canvas
My two loves in life are art and biology. I have drawn and painted all my life, and taken many art courses, workshops, life drawing, and studied with various artists. I have also studied nature, the forest, gardening and permaculture principles (creating ecosystems in your backyard!), starting with a biology degree, and culminating in creating and growing a food landscape on our property in Union Square. I continue to be inspired to paint the beauty around me, to study it, understand its significance, and share it with my young family, and with my community, through art, and community work.
In my art I am striving for "loose economy" - a certain level of realism with a loose gestural quality, and details only where needed. I create works in several series, such as portraying the important pollinators in my gardens, the farm animals and their stories, and exploring our human relationships with animals, especially dogs. Lately I am studying the principles of abstract art and trying to incorporate its compositional ideas into my work.
All the Colours 14in x 11in $400
SOLD - The Light Within 24in x 18in
Commotion 18in x 24in $975
Forest Ferns 'n Fiddleheads 24in x 18in $975
Geometry and Gloss 16in x 12in $500
The Tiny Dance 16in x 12in $500
Love Flows 16in x 12in $500
Salamander Lanterns 12in x 16in $500
Camouflage Your Young 12in x 12in $400
Out on the Town 24in x 24in $1200
Family 11in x 14in $375
Biography
Mary Morey is a local artist with backgrounds in plant ecology and medical illustration. During her work as a botanist, Mary studied mosses and discovered a miniature landscape full of beauty. She enjoys portraying this tiny world on a larger scale, making the small and seemingly insignificant, significant to the viewer, as well as portraying other favourite forest floor residents such as small creatures, fungi, ferns and flowering plants. Her career as a medical illustrator further developed her drawing skills, and the ability to tell a story/educate through pictures.
Occasionally she offers classes in drawing, portraiture, and colour in her community of Union Square and at the Mahone Bay Centre. During the school year she runs a Monday Art Group at Union Square Hall for community members to share creative time in drawing and painting or other portable media.
Her work is in private collections across Canada and can be viewed at Captains House Gallery in Chester, Village Glass Works in New Germany, LaHave Craft Co-operative in LaHave, and on Instagram and Facebook.
Mary lives, paints, and farms in Lunenburg County Nova Scotia.