Skip to main content
Hit enter to search or ESC to close
Close Search
Treasure Valley Artists Alliance
search
Menu
  • About
    • About TVAA
    • Contact us
    • Mailing List Sign Up Form
    • Support TVAA
    • Volunteer
    • Web policy
  • Artists
  • Calendar
  • Exhibitions
    • Current and Upcoming
    • Past exhibits
    • Virtual Exhibitions
  • Membership
    • Join TVAA or Renew Membership
    • Membership upgrade
    • Board Member dues
  • News
    • Announcements
    • Newsletters
    • Community Post
    • TVAA in the News
  • Resources
    • Resources for Artists
    • Photographing your art
    • Presentation of artwork
    • Workshop proposal form
  • Virtual Gallery
  • search
Treasure Valley Artists Alliance

Mary Gardiner 

Spring

First Flush – Spring in Idaho

Mixed Media – primarily Acrylic, 36″X48″, $542

Artist Statement

During Covid19 while confined to the house I found myself in a flurry of artistic creativity – a retreat into art to avoid the despair of the state of the world.  This large canvas had sat in my garage for a very long time gessoed, and waiting for my inspiration which became this painting – the first flush of Spring in the Idaho mountains. We camped as a family at Pretty Gulch campsite in Stanley, Idaho, when our boys were young, and this view captures for me that feeling of promise for after the current world crisis has passed. This painting was selected for an upcoming Boise Weekly, Titled – “Riding My Bike”, Spring 2020, and “Wild Sunflowers” exhibited in the online Idaho Watercolor Society Capitol Rotunda show on Facebook. I am grateful to share my experiences and vision of an interconnected humanity through art.

Artist Bio

An Australian-American who immigrated to the USA in 1987 and has lived in the states of Virginia, Washington, and Idaho, I draw freehand in graphite or charcoal and paint to express feeling. In 2019 my original painting was selected for the Eagle Historical and Preservation Park. For 2020 my second cover painting was selected for an upcoming Boise Weekly, Titled – “Riding My Bike”, Spring 2020, and “Wild Sunflowers” exhibited in the online Idaho Watercolor Society Capitol Rotunda show on Facebook. I am grateful to share my experiences and vision of an interconnected humanity through art.

Additional Info

Facebook: mary.gardiner1     

Website: artzone208.com/mary-gardiner

 

Return to Spring gallery

Share Tweet Pin

TVAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

National Endowment for the Arts

Idaho Commission on the Arts

© 2022 Treasure Valley Artists Alliance.

  • facebook
  • instagram
  • email
Close Menu
  • About
    • About TVAA
    • Contact us
    • Mailing List Sign Up Form
    • Support TVAA
    • Volunteer
    • Web policy
  • Artists
  • Calendar
  • Exhibitions
    • Current and Upcoming
    • Past exhibits
    • Virtual Exhibitions
  • Membership
    • Join TVAA or Renew Membership
    • Membership upgrade
    • Board Member dues
  • News
    • Announcements
    • Newsletters
    • Community Post
    • TVAA in the News
  • Resources
    • Resources for Artists
    • Photographing your art
    • Presentation of artwork
    • Workshop proposal form
  • Virtual Gallery
     

    Loading Comments...