"Light reveals Beauty....and I am privileged to be Its servant."

"My heart beats fast at the way light plays across beautiful forms...the planes of the face, the petals of a flower, the sharp, clean edge of a sunstruck wave, building or tree, and the soft diffusion of light through the atmosphere. The heart-racing joy and excitement I feel when I stand at the easel, pastel, brush or pencil in hand will often cause my hands to tremble in anticipation." 
 
Mary is a traditional representational painter, inspired by the profusion of beauty in people, still life, and landscapes.. Her richly colored, dramatic pastel and oil paintings are usually completed alla prima—all at once in one session—in order to capture the immediacy and poetry of her subjects.

Mary was born in Salt Lake City in 1962 and grew up in Oregon and Washington. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington, she worked for several years as cartographer designing maps. A wonderful journey as the mother of triplets followed and kindled a newfound joy, energy, inspiration and awareness, which prompted a deeper pursuit into the world of fine art and the study of classical representational painting.   

She has studied at The Gage Academy of Art and with several noteworthy artists. She is a member of the Southern California Artists Association, the United Society of Pastel Artists, the Pastel Society of the West Coast, the Northwest Pastel Society and the California Art Club. Mary maintains a studio in Laguna Beach, California and is represented by Chemers Gallery, Tustin, California. Her award winning work can be found in private collections in the U.S. and Europe.

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