About Mary Oldham
Mary grew up in the country in Bedfordshire and has always had a love of animals. She spent most of her spare time at the local riding stables, hence her passion for horses, drawing and painting for family and friends. She moved to Devon in 1980 with her husband and two small children, she and her husband run a Nursery (flowers and plants) near Croyde on the beautiful North Devon coast, She resumed painting when the girls got older.
Mary's hobby progressed through local exhibitions where she received wider recognition through The North Devon Show, summer exhibitions with the local Art Club and for the last two years exhibiting at the Burton Gallery in Bideford. With an ability to capture individual characteristics, Mary's commission work has become increasingly popular with her flair for catching that certain look from her subjects.
Mary manages to project personality into her animal portraits, movement into her maritime pictures and life into the delicate detail of her landscape and floral composition. With her attention to detail and use of different mediums, she is able to inject realism into her work making each one unique.