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Artist Statement:
Following a childhood dream of
learning to paint, I received
my first Art lessons in the
fall of 1999, taking a basic
drawing/painting class in
acrylics.
As an amateur photographer, I
learned that the ability to
see a good picture also
allowed me to be able to
recreate a good picture from
Pen and Ink. With my teacher,
Vivian Edwards as my mentor,
she encouraged me to continue
learning to use Pen and Ink as
my main media.
My desire to become a better
painter and learn more of the
basics in painting. I have
now started advancing into
watercolor and acrylic.
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Artist Exhibitions:
Arts in Hartwell show
September 27, 2003 in Hartwell
Georgia. This show will be
held in Historic Downtown
Hartwell from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Please join us for a day
filled with art.
Hill Skills, Tillman Hall,
Furman University Nov 7, 8 and
9th 2003....
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Mary Shobe Biography:
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45
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| Gender |
Female
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Single
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| Children |
0
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| Education |
High School |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Painting, Scratchboard Art, Photography, Genealogy, and Hiking. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Other
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
my teacher Vivan Edwards |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Artist Mary Shobe
111 Bear Track Rd, Walhalla, SC 29691
www.foothills-gallery.com
foothills.gallery@mindspring.com
(864) 710-0273
Bio:Mary has been doing crafts most of her life. “I remember as a young girl going to home economics and the teacher asking if anyone knew someone who could do different crafts. I would raise my hand and say that my mom could, or say I can show you how my mom taught me.” She received her first art lessons in the fall of 1999, taking a basic drawing/painting class in acrylics from artist Vivian Edwards.
“As an amateur photographer, I learned that the ability to see a good picture also allowed me to be able to recreate a good picture from pen and ink. I also had been doing cross-stitch for many years using my own colors on the patterns. So I had a good working knowledge of color. With my teacher as my mentor, she encouraged me to continue learning to use pen and ink. Since pen and ink and watercolor work well together, I naturally progressed into doing watercolor paintings. With Vivian encouraging me to try different techniques I learned Scratchboard which has become my main media. I also work in acrylic and color pencil.”
Born and raised in Florida, birds became a very large part of Mary’s life. “My mother raised parakeets, finches and lovebirds. I learned first hand how beautiful birds are. Being raised in a tropical environment I had plenty of wild birds to study and enjoy. The time spent around birds gave me the ability to paint birds easily. I enjoy watching birds and nature. I love to hike the Blue Ridge Mountains of my adopted home state of South Carolina and North Carolina.”
Media: Acrylic, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Pen and Ink, and Scratchboard.
Scratchboard or Clay Board is a unique art medium where as the artist renders the picture on a Masonite board, which has been covered with a fine white china clay, then covered with black ink. The artist then "scratches" through the black ink, to the white clay to render unbelievable detail in the artwork. A very striking Black and White, which can also have color added. After the entire engraving has been completed in black and white, several layers of transparent watercolor or Ink are applied. The engraving is then re-scratched to blend and highlight certain areas and additional color may be added to reach the final result.
Scratchboard is a wonderful medium to represent wildlife because of the intricate detail, sharp contrast, and wonderful texture that can be achieved--the subject comes alive before your eyes as the engraving progresses. The completed scratchboard engraving really combines the best of two worlds: the beauty of a full color painting and the detail, texture and precision of an engraving.
The History of Scratchboard
Modern scratchboard as we know it originated in the 19th century. Originally, cardboard was coated with chalk, but this quickly progressed to the use of India ink in parts of Europe which prevails to this day. Scratchboard became popular for its "finer" line appearance, and could be photographically reduced for reproduction easily without losing quality. Up until the 1950s it was used mainly for advertising and editorial illustrations. In more recent years it has made a comeback as an appealing medium. More recently Claybord or Scratchboard, a finer medium, has been created to provide easier and more detail works.
Notable scratchboard artists
John Schoenherr has been famous for his scratchboard work since the 1960s and has been successful commercially in this respect. Carol Biberstein, while better recognized for her use of watercolor, has also utilized scratchboard in her art. Canadian illustrator, Mark Summers, is one the most talented and commercially successful in the scratchboard medium today.
Awards
Purchase Award – Arts in hARTwell Festival, Hartwell, GA
Please feel free to visit our website to see images of available prints and cards at www.foothills-gallery.com.
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