portraits

Portrait of Sandra Bernhard

Back in the day, many of us looked up to Sandra Bernhard, and were intrigued and tantalized by her relationship with Madonna. For some reason I remember her line from a live show, “Look ladies, no cellulite”. Maybe I am thinking about that now because of being in Palm Springs. The original painting is in someone’s personal collection.

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Maryanne, Now and Then

One of the more enjoyable aspects of gathering materials for the retrospective book is seeing artwork of the people who have been in my life for decades. The drawing is from the 1990s; the painting from 2024. It is true that time flies.

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Mentorship Class

I am taking an inspiring course with the insightful artist Elody Gyekis who is mentoring a group of us to take our work to the next level. The monochromatic and color studies have been painted in the last two weeks while the portraits were completed prior to the class. ‘Cat’ won an award at the 93rd Juried Show at Phillips’ Mill. The award presentation was an awesome highlight of an otherwise difficult year.

Monochromatic study, 16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas, 2022
Color study, 16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas, 2022
Cat, 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas, 2022
Alex (AJ Minter) among the sunflowers, 20 x 16 inches, oil on canvas, 2022

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Busy

I am getting ready for small works shows for the holidays. And while I was working so hard, I received good news: My painting, Play at the Plate won first place in the IWBC’s Women on the Diamond art competition.

Bryce Harper, 8 x 10 inches, oil on canvas
Jaz on Her Favorite Chair, oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches
Free Range Chickens in Lambertville NJ, oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches
Fat Cat (Tucker), oil on canvas, 8 x 10 inches
Sheep at Thompson Neely Farmstead, oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches
Sheep at Thompson-Neely Farmstead 2, oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches

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