Artist Name :

Mary Russell

Title :

Child's Toy (Hopi)

Image Size :

8 X 8

Medium :

oil on panel

Price :

$1,250.00

Purchase :

Attend Art Sale or Call (918) 596-2725 after November 5, 2009

Biography:

A Mary Russell still life is a melding of influences that include the combined knowledge of her artistic training with living artists and the focused personal study of deceased masters’ work.

She works from life with natural light and prefers to paint on panels that she prepares herself. Her method of working is in the traditional manner of thin to thick paint and dark to light. The finished result is that of a masterful contemporary painting in a unique arrangement.

Mary is a member of the Pastel Society of America and the Oil Painters of America. Her resume includes many awards and gallery exhibitions including:
Salon International 2003 – Second Place; Oil Painters of America, Gamblin Award of Excellence; Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, Manhattan

Gilcrease Museum: Rendezvous, Invitational Demonstrating Artist, and American Art in Miniature annual show; Six–person show: Morris & Whiteside Gallery, Hilton Head Island; One–man show: E. S. Lawrence Gallery, Aspen; and Two–man show: M. A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa

Her publications include feature articles in Southwest Art magazine, American Artist magazine and American Art Collector. Mary was also selected as an exemplary artist, providing tips and instructions to the reader in the international publication entitled “How Did You Paint That?”.