Mary Romer Greenfield
I see painting as a life-long process, involving as it does contemplation, reflection and production. My chosen way of working inevitably leads to a certain complexity of content that reveals itself with time and familiarity. The paintings do not simply record what is seen, but also what might be perceived by the inner eye. With the interplay of colour and form they represent sensations and tensions that are not immediately visible.
The forms and shapes within these works are metaphors signifying a passage. I have sought to create images, which are portals by which to enter in and find those inner spaces within each one of us.
Much of my work relies on a distillation of memories, whether they are of places, or of a sensation experienced of the genius loci. In my painting I have tried to evoke memories as diverse as wandering through ancient ruins, walking through narrow streets of mediaeval villages, where a glimpse of a courtyard garden leaves an enduring impression, a tower caught in evening light, a dark alleyway leading to an unknown quarter, perhaps a vista of green lawns, and sometimes the constant ebb and flow of people going about their daily business.
Born Dar-es-Salaam 1952
Foundation in Fine Art, Cambridge Regional College
BA Hons. Degree in Fine Art, Cambridge Regional College