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Artist Statement:
Welcome to the fine art
gallery of Mary Susan Vaughn.
A stroll thru the pages of her
gallery will awaken your
senses to color and
impressionistic interpretation
of landscapes, seascapes,
master reproductions,
architecture, and portraits in
oil and pastel.
Original works are available
directly from the artist. Each
piece is signed by the artist.
All original artwork in oil is
created on the finest canvas
of cotton duck and linen.
Large pieces are hand
stretched. Currently, the
artist does not reproduce her
works as Giclee prints, making
each piece a true and unique
original piece of fine art for
the discriminating collector.
An original Vaughn painting
has a distinct mark on the
back of the canvas identifying
it as an original.
Included with every piece is a
story of inspiration, the date
of creation, and the name of
the piece for your records.
We invite you to take a stroll
thru Mary Susan Vaughn's
various galleries: Landscapes,
Seascapes, Master
Reproductions, Architecture,
and Portraits. Visualizing
life as this gifted and
accomplished artist portrays
on canvas will bring beauty
and value to your fine art
collection.
Welcome......
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Artist Exhibitions:
2002: The Marshall Gallery,
Greensboro, NC "Remembrance,
Artists Respond to September
11th"...
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Artist Reviews:
Zip Code: 28104 - Matthews,
Union, North Carolina
Release Date: January 22, 2007
Artist Mary Susan Vaughn
captures the attention of Fine
Art Connoisseurs across the
Globe
(PRLEAP.COM) Mary Susan
Vaughn, artist in oil and
pastels has attracted the
attention of some of the
finest art collectors in the
world ...
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Collections:
The Olney House Inn, Olney,
Maryland, USA
Dr. Robert Fields, Olney,
Maryland, USA
Sadler Family, Woodbine,
Maryland, USA
D. Tsunoda, Los Angeles,
California, USA
H. White, Woodbine, Maryland,
USA
Serdenes Family, Woodbine,
Maryland, USA
Articola-Sotak Family,
Woodbine, Maryland, USA
W. Simms, Tampa, Florida, USA
C. Way, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Commissions:
Davis and Sadler, Woodbine,
Maryland, USA
Mr. Bill Simms, Tampa,
Florida, USA
The Olney House Inn, Olney,
Maryland, USA
Ms. Deborah Tsunoda, Los
Angeles,California, USA
Dr. Robert Fields, Olney,
Maryland, USA
Mr. Michael Simms, Delray
Beach, Florida, USA
Serdenes, Woodbine, Maryland,
USA
Sotak, Woodbine, Maryland, USA
White, Woodbine, Maryland, ...
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Mary Susan Vaughn Biography:
| Biographical information for Mary Susan Vaughn 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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Age
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48
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
4
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| Religion |
Christian |
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| Education |
Professional Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Painting, Reading, Writing, Music |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Augusta Renoir
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Boating Party
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Edward Hopper, Augusta Renoir, Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, and living artist Richard Schmid |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Always the creative spirit, Susan was born with a paintbrush in hand and an enthusiasm for color and fine art. At home as a child, nothing was finer than a brand new box of 64 Crayola Crayons, a blank pad of paper, colorful construction paper, and elmer's glue. That was matched only by a paintbrush and a yellow box of watercolor paints. Her art hung on refrigerators and walls from elementary school classrooms, to neighbors, family, and friends. She had one elderly neighbor, a Mrs. Johnson, who lived alone and would give Susan a Mary Jane candy for every piece of artwork she would bring over to her. Susan stocked up on Mary Janes and Mrs. Johnson stocked up on Susan's artwork.
In 1st grade in Silver Spring, Maryland, Susan had an art teacher that sparked her interest in being an artist - her name was Mrs. Nye. Her classroom was covered with poster prints of Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir, and Monet paintings. Each class was a different lesson about the Masters and how they created such beautiful paintings. Susan recalls one class when Mrs. Nye placed a master painting copy in front of each student and asked them to copy it. With watercolor paints at hand, Susan created Van Gogh's Starry Night putting the swirls of color in her sky. That was all it took for her, at age 6, to value fine art, respect the masters, and hope that someday she would create her own wonderful works of art.
Her higher academic studies were in international business and law, all the time enjoying her self-study of art history and painting while raising a family and going to school. After graduating from Georgetown University in Washington DC, Susan pursued her career as wife, mother, and teacher - successfully home-schooling her children. Her husband, Bob, encouraged her to follow her dream of being an artist and supported her every effort to build a studio around her passion for fine art. With encouragement from family and friends, her dreams became reality.
Susan believes that it takes a lifetime to develop an artistic skill and thus, began by copying the masters she loved, taking frequent workshops and college courses in art history, painting, drawing, portraiture, perspective, color theory, and more, all the time honing her artistic skills and developing her personality on canvas. She has studied under the tutelage of living masters such as Kevin MacPherson, Karin Wells, Peggy Baumgartner, Richard Schmid, and Dan Schultz, just to name a few, and has extensively studied the works of masters Helen VanWyk, Edward Hopper, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, Lilla Cabot Perry, Augusta Renoir, Winslow Homer, and Elisabeth-Louise Vegee-Lebrun. Always the perpetual student, Susan continues to grow and develop her mastery of oil painting while raising a family.
In her professional career, Susan has sold her paintings to collectors as far away as Italy and Paris, and many collectors throughout the United States. She has had several successful exhibits and has won numerous competitions and recognition for her artwork. Visualizing life as this gifted and accomplished artist portrays on canvas will bring beauty and value to your fine art collection. |
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