Mary has painted all her life but has never formally
studied art. She won an award in 1948 at age eight from the
Chicago Tribune, placing first in the "Mighty Joe Young"
coloring contest. They gave her a plastic tea set. All
through high school and college, if she had any spare time,
she painted. never did it occur to her that she could become
a full time artist or that your work would sell. In 1972 she
bought a small ranch house. She had so much work piled up
that she summoned the courage to try to enter an art fair.
She was astounded when she was accepted and absolutely
flabbergasted when she sold a painting at her first show. In
1986 she showed at an art fair where she won second place in
show and almost completely sold out. She has won eight
awards in total for her work and in 1992 she was juried into
a show allowing her to exhibit at the James Thompson Center
and the Illinois Museum Gallery.
All Together Now 20 x 24 matted acrylics on paper $200 SOLD Cherish the Day 24 x 30 framed $300 Naked Before Him 40 x 30 oil on canvas unframed $400 Genesis Moonlight 30 x 40 oil on canvas unframed $400 Children of Eden 30 x 24 unframed oil on canvas $200 Joy in January 20 x 24 matted acrylics on paper $200 Through Rose Colored Glasses 20 x 24 matted acrylics on paper $200 Ruby Butterfly Sunday 20 x 24 framed $250 Sunshine and Showers 20 x 24 framed $250 Splashing in Sunshine 20 x 24 framed $300 Main Street USA 22 x 30 framed $375 Sunshine's Glory 20 x 24 framed $250 SOLD Tender Summer Night 20 x 24 matted acrylics on paper $250 Grieving Abel 20 x 24 unframed acrylic on canvas $150 Eve Emerging 30 x 40 unframed acrylic on canvas $400
