Mary Jewels | |
Birth Date: | 5 February 1886 |
Birth Place: | Newlyn, United Kingdom |
Nationality: | British |
Field: | Painting |
Movement: | Naïve art |
Mary Jewels (5 February 1886 - 1977) was a British painter, born in Newlyn in Cornwall.
Jewels never had any formal training and painted in a naïve style, mainly landscapes, portraits, fishing and harbour scenes in oil. She was a friend of artist Dod Procter, and her sister Cordelia was married to the sculptor Frank Dobson. She was widowed by 1918 and was encouraged to paint by Cedric Morris.[1] She gained national attention after Augustus John convinced her to exhibit her works in London in 1928.[2]