INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING artist and teacher MARY PARKERSON HAS BEEN HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY HEr CALIFORNIA coastal lifestyle OF OVER 40 YEARS. HER ADMIRERS AND COLLECTORS DESCRIBE HER WORK AS EMOTIVE, ROMANTIC, ALLURING AND HEARTFELT. SHE HAS BECOME A FAVORITE WITH DESIGNERS WHO SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE HER ART INTO CLIENTS’ HOME, OFFICE AND HEALTHCARE SURROUNDINGS TO ADD SERENITY, HARMONY.

EXPLORING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ABSTRACT AND REALISM WITH MINIMAL GESTURAL STROKES, MARY RENDERS SPONTANEOUSLY. THIS EFFECT IS EVIDENT WHETHER SHE IS CAPTURING THE INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND COLOR ACROSS A VERDENT MEADOW OR EVOKING THE WINDSWEPT MISTINESS OF HER BELOVED COAST. “I often find myself using both ends of the paint brush as well as fingers when i’m working on a piece.”

VALLEY ART GALLERY IN WALNUT CREEK, CA IS THE PLACE WHERE SHE HAS EXHIBITED AND BEEN A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER SINCE 2019.