Through my practice, I share the ideas and processes that shape the work, revealing the worlds and layered imagery within each piece. Observation, narrative, and imagination intersect, inviting closer looking, sparking conversation, and encouraging you to linger, reflect, and imagine your own connection to the work.

Writing

A Portrait of a Genius by Maria Pelton, a watercolour and ink painting from Between Worlds, with a pink brain, reaching hands and eyes against colourful squares.

Between Worlds

Working in the In-Between For me, retreating into a created world is a luxury, one to be explored down a rabbit warren of investigation. The Between Worlds series draws from...

Between Worlds

Working in the In-Between For me, retreating into a created world is a luxury, one to be explored down a rabbit warren of investigation. The Between Worlds series draws from...

Playful 6 by Maria Pelton, with colourful insect-like creatures and bold looping forms over yellow and blue watercolour washes.

Creatures of Character

Born from Curiosity and Fear I have always been fascinated by bugs and insects, ever since I was a child. This fascination was both thrilling and a little frightening. I...

Creatures of Character

Born from Curiosity and Fear I have always been fascinated by bugs and insects, ever since I was a child. This fascination was both thrilling and a little frightening. I...