Mary Kay’s early memories include enjoyment in making things: from dollhouse furniture to clothing to Christmas ornaments, working with her hands was always a pleasure.
Curious about art, she enrolled in The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her course work included ceramics, figure drawing, sculpture and fashion design.
During the years of work and child-raising she often would grab a sketchbook and pencil to record the world around her to keep up the drawing skills. By 2020, she returned to the classroom to take instruction in watercolor painting. At the Evanston Art Center, Mary Kay took lessons with Jean Hirsch and Nina Weiss. Classes continued with Tom Trausch in Woodstock and Steve Puttrich of Arlington Heights. Both of these painters introduced her to the joys of painting outdoors(plein air). Ratindra Das taught her to interpret a scene rather than paint representationally. Ingrid Albrecht and Jean Pedersen have expanded her practice of watercolor in their workshops.
Along with her watercolors, MK has become more interested in collage. It is exciting and unconventional to combine different paints and printed papers within an artwork. Her goal now is to create as much interest as she can in a piece. This may include found papers, watercolor, acrylic paint, oil pastel and colored pencil.
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Curious about art, she enrolled in The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her course work included ceramics, figure drawing, sculpture and fashion design.
During the years of work and child-raising she often would grab a sketchbook and pencil to record the world around her to keep up the drawing skills. By 2020, she returned to the classroom to take instruction in watercolor painting. At the Evanston Art Center, Mary Kay took lessons with Jean Hirsch and Nina Weiss. Classes continued with Tom Trausch in Woodstock and Steve Puttrich of Arlington Heights. Both of these painters introduced her to the joys of painting outdoors(plein air). Ratindra Das taught her to interpret a scene rather than paint representationally. Ingrid Albrecht and Jean Pedersen have expanded her practice of watercolor in their workshops.
Along with her watercolors, MK has become more interested in collage. It is exciting and unconventional to combine different paints and printed papers within an artwork. Her goal now is to create as much interest as she can in a piece. This may include found papers, watercolor, acrylic paint, oil pastel and colored pencil.
Contact: [email protected]
Follow Mary Kay on Facebook & Instagram
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