She is a retired art instructor from Southeast of Saline and has taught silversmithing and jewelry at Kansas Wesleyan University, and has been a graduate assistant teaching sculpture and jewelry at Ft. Hays State University.

Mary’s work is in a variety of media.  She works in Collage, watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, and in sculpture and jewelry.

Favorite subject matters are landscape but with a touch of abstraction.

Framing Matters in downtown Salina frames Mary Ann’s works.
 
She holds a BA from University of Northern Colorado and a MA from Ft. Hays Kansas State University

3 works recently were at the Sandzen Gallery, in Lindsborg, Kansas.  She has exhibited at the Hays Art Center Gallery in Hays, Kansas.

Mary Ann’s work can be seen at the Lincoln Art Center, Lincoln, Kansas,  3 Rivers Gallery, Bennington, Kansas,  Art Spring, Salina, Kansas as well as  ArtXpressions in Salina, Kansas

Artist Statement

In an article entitled “Writing with a Full Palette” Arthur Mortensen said poetry is not for speed reading but for the ear, as paintings are for the eye.

I go a step further in that sometimes a painting becomes so thick with texture that it appeals to the touch as well as the eye.

Then, when we write about the work or works. We are adding something for the ear either poetry or prose.

Painting reflects feelings of shapes as well as emotion.
A “wall work” or sculpture stands alone for the viewer to bring to the work his feelings and the artist is released from doing so.....until we write an artist statement.  Then the artist statement colors the viewers interpretation.