Artist: Mary Truelove
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About me & my art
” I truly love color, bold color. I am also passionate about painting and happiest when creating, which is to be communicating without words. My goals are to embrace the opportunity to reach out to the world through my art and make a positive influence. At the same time, I must be true to myself and proclaim my voice as an artist. I enjoy water media, pastel, and oils. I do not limit my methods to the basics, but like to experiment with different collage papers, crayons, inks, etc.” “My goals are to embrace the opportunity to reach out to the world through my art and make a positive influence. At the same time, I must be true to myself and proclaim my voice as an artist. I have been a resident of Plano, Texas, for 25 years and Richardson, Texas, for 7 years. I was born and raised in Florida. At a young age, I pursued art thru higher education by attending Kilgore College, Grayson County College, Collin County Community College, and The University of North Texas. I furthered my education by studying with regional and nationally known artists, i.e., Professor Rob Erdle, Doug Walton, Jane E. Jones, Marilyn Phillis Huey, Polly Hammett, Virginia Cobb, Jo Taylor, Fran Larson, Frank Francese, Pat San Soucie, Paula R.. Nemec, Pat Dews, Donna Zaggota, Mary Ann Beckwith, Cheng- Khee Chee, John Pototschnik and Xiang Zhang, to name a few.”
What others say:
Mary’s work has received her signature with SOUTHWESTERN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY and won numerous awards including BEST OF SHOW, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, as well as others in local and regional juried exhibits in the Southwestern Watercolor Society, Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Associated Creative Artists, Plano Art Association, and the Richardson Civic Art Society. She is a member of the Plano Art Association, Richardson Civic Art Society, Associated Creative Artists, The Society of Watercolor Artists, Southwestern Watercolor Society, and Texas Visual Arts Association. People from California to Florida have collected her work. Her community contributions have been as an Election Judge for eight years(1980-1988) for Precinct 21 of Collin County, Plano, Texas, and a Stephen Minister for Custer Road United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas. Mary has taken many art workshop courses on location in Taos, New Mexico, Switzerland, England, France, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Mary Truelove Art Gallery
Working on a new painting
Mary affiliated with three galleries in the past: Art Encounter (now Artist Showplace), Anthurium Art, and Interiors Galleria. Mary has taught oil painting for many years and still gets requests to do so, but she teaches watercolor only at Plano Carpenter Parks and Recreation and has for five years.
Selected group exhibitions & awards
- 2008 Charles W. Eisemann Center, Richardson, Texas;
- 2008 Artists’ Showplace, Dallas, Texas;
- 2006 Two Person Exhibition: Allen Sports Association, Allen Texas;
- 2006 “Prescriptive” Solo Exhibition, Ophthalmologists, Allen, Texas;
- 2005 Duo Exhibition: Steel Blue Sky Consultants, Allen, Texas;
- 2005 Open Studio, Allen, Texas;
- 2005 “Animals,” Chamber of Commerce, Plano, Texas;
- 2005 “Jane E. Jones group exhibit,” Artist’s Showplace, Dallas, Texas;
- 2005, “Coffee Haus,” Plano, Texas;
- 2005, 2008 Exhibition at the Dallas Public Library on Frankford in Dallas, Texas;
- 2004, Two-person exhibition, Open studios, Allen and Plano, Texas.
“Painting captures the heart and soul of what you are.”
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