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Artist Statement:
Whether I am designing the
color, texture and focal
points of a garden or the
navigational structure of a
website, I still go back to my
roots as a classically trained
Fine Artist. Color,
composition, rhythm and
attention to detail are the
bedrock of all my art.
As a fine artist I love to
awaken in others the awe of
the world around us. I seek to
bring into sharp focus natural
objects often overlooked or
taken for granted in our every
day existence. Whether to make
someone look anew at the
texture on a commonplace piece
of fruit, the intimate details
inside of a flower or to
awaken their eyes again to the
joyful colors on a flower
petal, I want to slow someone
down for a moment in their
life to take a close look at
nature before they resume
again their own activities.
Now more than ever our lives
are moving at too fast a pace.
We are too often losing focus
and missing the details.
I work in my studio in
Northport, New York surrounded
by my gardens. In these
gardens I grow the source
material for lifetimes of art.
Here is where I pull all ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Art Festivals
Please bookmark this page
since I am always adding
Events to my schedule.
These Events are listed in
descending order.
• May 23-25, 2009. Noon-6pm
Memorial Day Weekend
Annual Washington Square
Outdoor Art Exhibit in NYC.
Booth location is Waverly &
University Place. Manhattan.
• September 21, 2008
Cow ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Mary Ahern Biography:
| Biographical information for Mary Ahern can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
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| Children |
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Post Graduate Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Garden Artist |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Dutch School - (1600 - 1670)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Georgia O'Keeffe
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
I'm inspired by my gardens. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
It is what I am. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Mary Ahern creates Botanical Fine Art using her own extensive gardens in Northport, New York for inspiration and source material. Combining 30 years of traditional painting experience with 25 years working in the Computer Graphics industry she creates Plant Portraits and Still Lives in both traditional and in digital forms. |
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