Mary Holderness

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From Mary:

After working in a variety of fields, I returned to painting and drawing a few years ago, when I moved to Oregon from Texas, and I have been dedicated to drawing and painting for more than five years.  I was inspired by the beauty all around me, and I felt compelled to capture it in watercolor painting.  I love our landscapes and harmonious compositions of natural settings and buildings. 

For me painting is a way of holding onto not only a scene itself, but also my own perceptions of its special character at the moment—the time, the weather, the season.  I am interested in reflections, light and shadow, shape and perspective, and the surprisingly colorful palettes of all the seasons.