May Brownless has been painting in water-colour for more than sixty years. She studied privately with Gladys Best in Devon England before training at the Walsall College of Arts and Design.

She was associated with many art organizations in England. Since her move to Canada in 1970 she has been a member of similar socities in Annapolis Royal, Chester and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.  She has had solo exhibitions at the Mahone Bay Mini Gallery (2009), The Lunenburg Art Gallery (2005, The Moorings Gallery, Mahone Bay; Black Duck Gallery, Lunenburg, Open House Gallery, Annaplois Royal; "A' Gallery, Truro; Dalhousie Faculty Club, Halifax; Chester Hertiarge Society Gallery and the Herring Gull Gallery, Chester.

"She paints land- and seascapes in the traditional English style using a limited palette of 4 to 5 colours..."