Somerset-born Marion studied at the Somerset College of Art , after completing the first year Foundation Course she specialised in Textile Design, whilst continuing to follow her first love, Fine Art, in her spare time.

After three years Marion gained a Regional diploma in Textile Design and became a Licenciate of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers in 1975.

In the late 1980s Marion worked as a Colourist hand tinting Antique and Reproduction prints and maps.

She has also worked for her local Museum cataloguing the Fine Art Collection as well as producing a number of illustrations for them.

Marion is also employed as a freelance writer and illustrator for various publications including the Dorset Magazine and Dorset Life.

Marion now concentrates on painting, her preferred media being Watercolour, Gouache and Acrylic. She is influenced both by her textile training in colour and design and by the colours, patterns and rhythms found in nature.

Most of Marion's inspiration is drawn from her beloved Dorset and the hills and valleys which surround her West Dorset home.

In recent years her work has been seen at many exhibitions and galleries.

Marion is a regular participant in Dorset Art Weeks and Bridport Open Studios, and most recently Brighton Open Houses.

Her work is to be found in collections from Land's End to the Seychelles.