Mary Lord was born and has lived in West Yorkshire, UK all her life. She works exclusively as a landscape painter and has her studio on the outskirts of Leeds. Her paintings rarely depict a specific view, but are conceived as personal impressions of journeys through particular stretches of the countryside, especially the Pennine hills and Yorkshire dales, which the artist has known for many years. Her art is characterised by a confident handling of paint which is often restricted to a palette of autumnal colours. It reveals a keen sensitivity to the subtle beauties of the passing seasons and an empathy for the land itself. In her paintings, the landscape is viewed from on high and unfolds in a gentle rhythm. Trees, farm buildings and fields blend into the scene registered with a few marks of the brush as accents of colour. A major retrospective exhibition of Mary Lord's work was held at Leeds City Art Gallery in 2001 to celebrate the artist's 70th birthday. Her work is well represented in art museums in the North of England, including Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Hull.

Collections by Artist

	Living Landscape dynamic pictures of Yorkshire hills and valleys Tell me more		The Four Seasons lyrical pictures of the Yorkshire Dales Tell me more
	Colour Chronicles Yorkshire landscape in colour through the months of the year Tell me more

Films about Artist

	No.047 Colour Chronicles John Sheeran looks at Mary Lord's landscape months of the year Watch film		No.002 Living Landscape John Sheeran enthuses about the landscape paintings of British artist Mary Lord Watch film
	No.025 Mary Lord on Art and Life the artist chats about how landscape inspires her Watch film		No.026 Mary Lord on Colour the artist talks about colour mixing Watch film
	No.027 Mary Lord Painting in her Studio see the artist working in oil on board Watch film		No.046 The Four Seasons John Sheeran on how light and colour through the year inspires Mary Lord Watch film