I work in many ways mixing different techniques, mainly though, I paint in oils. Most past work have been shaped by my role as a mum, recent inspiration stems from Scottish folklore/landscapes/wildlife and simple joys. All  work starts with drawing being the main foundation to all I do. I enjoy drawing the figure which is a good exercise to feed back into anything I'm working on.

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Maree Hughes graduated from the Glasgow School of Art’s Drawing & Painting Department in 1988 (First class BA Hons) and completed a Postgraduate (Highly Commended) there the following year. During her education at Glasgow School of Art, Maree was awarded the 3rd Year painting prize and received the Carghill Scholarship to the School of the Fine Art Institute, Chicago  during her post graduate year. As well as drawing and painting she works with a wide range of media most recently experimenting with stop motion and digital animation. Awards include the Grayfriers prize, Society of Scottish Artists 2023; second  prize in the Derwent Art Prize 2020 (London & Paris postponed); Millers award, Paisley Art Institute 2019; Derwent award, The Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley 2017.   Recent exhibitions include Society of Scottish Artists, Maclaurin Galleries, Ayr, 2023; Sea Monsters, Maritime Museum, Irvine, 2022/2023; Derwent Art Prize, 2018 & 2020 London & Paris (postponed) and The Scottish Portrait Awards, 2017.

 

Maree works from her  home studio in Ayrshire, Scotland.

 

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