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Nationally acclaimed artist Mary La Forge creates a special world through watercolor and oil. Her favorite subject matters are floral and winter landscapes. She has recently been drawn to images of the shoreline, and her seascapes and sea and sky- scapes reflect this enchantment. Her love of nature is reflected in her extensive personal gardens and in her interpretations of floral arrangements. Her works capture the freshness and light of the natural environment with rich yet subtle transparent colors of her watercolors and the brilliant colors of her oils. The results are impressionistic paintings that go beyond realism to capture a moment in time.
Her works are included in private and corporate collections throughout the world including Merrill Lynch, American Re-Insurance, Eden Institute and St Mary’s Foundation.
Education
B.A. Elmira College, New York
M.A. Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts
Studied with Charles Reid, Ed Whitney, John Pike, Sygmond Jankowski, Rex Brandt, and Charlie Dunn.
Affiliations
- Connecticut Women Artists
- Garden State Watercolor Society
- Lyme Art Association
- Mystic Art Association
- National League of American Pen Women
- Philadelphia Watercolor Society
- Ridgefield Guild of Artists
- Rowayton Arts Center
- Silvermine Guild of Artists
- Stamford Art Association
Professional Experience
- Juror and Judge – New Jersey and CT
- Watercolor workshops, New Jersey and New York
- President – Garden State Watercolor Society
- Watercolor Instructor – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
- Oil Instructor – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
- Past Treasurer – National League of American Pen Women, Princeton Branch
- Childrens Art Classes – Pennington, New Jersey
- Instructor of Beginning, Intermediate & Master classes in watercolor
- Watercolor Instructor – Triangle Art Center, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
- Watercolor Teacher – Montgomery Adult School, Montgomery, New Jersey
- Assistant to Grumbacher Demonstrator
- Board Member – Artworks, Trenton, New Jersey
- Monitor for Charles Reed workshop, New Canaan, CT
- Exhibited in numerous galleries and exhibits in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania
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