Painter, KWSA Website Volunteer
Biography / Statement Mary has drawn and painted since childhood in Sault Ste. Marie, and has worked in oils, acrylics, pen and ink and pastels. After 30 years in Montreal where she to studied sketch, life studies and art appreciation at McGill University’s adult classes, she retired to St. Jacobs in 1997 where she was introduced to watercolour by Kitchener-Waterloo’s own Beatrice Hogan. Since moving back to Ontario, Mary has studied with many local artists, and has attended workshops with some of the leading artists and teachers in Ontario (Art Cunanan, Pauline Holancin, Margaret Roseman, Kai Liis McKinnis, Linda Kemp and many others) Mary is a member of the Central Ontario Art Association, the Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists and a past member of the Guelph Creative Arts Association. She is also a founding member of the Colour Wheel group of artists who exhibit in various venues locally. Mary has participated in the Waterloo Community Art Centre shows for the past several years, and two of her paintings were selected to tour with other juried pieces in Southern Ontario. Ahe has also exhibited at the KOR Gallery in Kitchener, Double T Gallery and at the Kitchener Public Library in 2005. Mary's work has been accepted in several juried shows, including the Central Ontario Art Association’s annual show, CrossSections.Hery paintings and ink sketches hang in private collections in Quebec, Ontario, the U.S.A and France. Artist's Statement I am drawn to paint light in its many aspects and moods, and it is this that attracts my eye and propels me to capture a brief moment in paint. Deep values and strong colours work for me in watercolour, a medium that I find clean and bright and rich, as well as in the new water-miscible oils. I continue to work in pen and wash and in acrylic. |   |