

My Thrifty Family's Repair Shop
I have renovated this tray with paintings of Charlestown and St Austell.


Railway Village Project
These sketches are the start of a new project. This year I'm starting to sketch the Railway Village in Swindon. It's a beautiful part of...


Inky Options
When I Paint I tend to use blocks of colour and hardly any outlines. But when I'm sketching, for quickness I like outlines as well as...


About Mary: new video
An introductory video about Mary Parsons and her colourful architectural art.


Planning for Spring
Sometimes moodboards help me plan ideas and colours for painting. I think the combination of moodboards and sketchbooks is amazing. This...


Paris project
This video is what I've done so far based on Montmartre, Paris. This is one of the projects that I come back to occasionally. I like a...


New Studio
Really excited that I've finally unpacked in my new studio after moving house... Here are some pictures from the last week or so. Very...


Shop Update
I'm in the middle of moving house and as it may take a while I've decided to change my Etsy shop completely. It now has only art that...


Making colour punch: experimenting with greys and neutrals
This first painting is from the village where I visit family in Spain, up in the countryside above Costa del Sol. Vineyard country at the...


Virtual Travel: still finding inspiration in lockdown
I have to say it's not often I've found something brilliant and great quality through a Facebook advert. But this was how I discovered...