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Mary uses several media when painting, including oils, acrylics, and watercolor paints along with inks which add intensity
of color to her abstract landscapes.
An unusual feature of Mary's paintings is the inclusion of textures achieved in a number of different ways: e.g., sand
added to the acrylic paint, or salt, alcohol or crinkled paper added to watercolor paint when it is still wet.
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Artist Profile
Mary Thelander's April exhibition will include early work from 1977 to her most recent pieces to give the viewer a sense of
how her art has changed over the years.
Mary first became interested in art when as a teenager she traveled on the train with a friend from her home on Long Island
to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She majored in art in college and got a teaching credential which led to a job as
an art instructor in Middle School.
Mary loves exploring new ideas and finds inspiration everywhere she looks, especially the isolated farm country and wildness
of the Sacramento delta. She is a studio painter who uses her photos to make interesting, unusual compositions that do not
follow the "rules." In fact, she says that artists should not pay too much attention to the "rules" when
creating fine art. She calls her style "impressionistic" which means she includes fewer details in her paintings,
and her bold use of color adds to her unique style.
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