Mary Lou

Mary Lou is a self-taught painter from the historic and atmospheric Glens of Antrim on the North Coast of Ireland.

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Her unique homeland instantly lends itself to her celebration of the great Irish figurative artists, such as Markey Robinson (1918-1999), whose passionate belief in the "plain people" of Ireland informed his art and his life.

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Mary Lou pays homage to the figurists in her evocation of times past and lives lived simply, but well. Even today, the "Glens" remains a place apart from the hustle and bustle of modern life, with many local traditions, long since extinguished in other parts, continuing to thrive and to inspire.