My pictures usually start with a color scheme into which a composition has been roughly thought  out.  I have evolved from doing realism to non-objective which I find the most challenging.  Art is a composite of everything in my life that inspires me and the many wonderful materials and techniques that we have at our disposal in this day and age.

            

My goals are to embrace the opportunity to reach out to the world through my art and make a positive influence.  At the same time I must be true to myself and proclaim my voice as an artist.” 

What others say:

Mary Truelove has been a resident of Plano, Texas for 25 years and Richardson, Texas for 7 more years.  She was originally born and raised in Florida.  Showing artistic talent at a young age she has pursued art thru higher education by attending Kilgore College, Grayson County College, Collin County Community College and The University of North Texas.  She has furthered her education by studying with regional and nationally known artists, i.e. Professor Rob Erdle, Doug Walton, Jane E. Jones,  Marilyn Phillis Huey,  Polly Hammett, Virginia Cobb, Jo Taylor, Fran Larson, Frank Francese, Pat San Soucie, Paula R.. Nemec, Pat Dews,  Donna Zaggota, Mary Ann Beckwith, Cheng- Khee Chee, John Pototschnik and Xiang Zhang, just to name a few.  She has also taken many art workshop courses on location in Taos, New Mexico, Switzerland, England, France and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Mary enjoys water- media, pastel, and oils.  Being the artist that she is, she does not limit her methods to the basics, but likes to experiment with different collage papers, crayons, inks, and so much more.  Mary’s work has received her signature with SOUTHWESTERN  WATERCOLOR SOCIETY and won numerous awards including BEST OF SHOW, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, as well as others in local and regional juried exhibits in the Southwestern Watercolor Society, Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Associated Creative Artists,Plano Art Association, and the Richardson Civic Art Society.    She is a member of Plano Art Association, Richardson Civic Art Society, Associated Creative Artists, The Society of Watercolor Artists, Southwestern Watercolor Society, and Texas Visual Arts Association.

Mary has exhibited at the Cottonwood Art Festival, Plano Balloon Festival, Plano Art Association Annual Exhibit, and a Two Woman Show  at the Hillcrest Church.  People from California to Florida have collected her work.

Mary has been affiliated with three galleries in the past:  Art Encounter (now Artist Showplace) , Anthurium Art and Interiors Galleria.

Mary has taught oil painting for many years and still gets requests to do so,but she teaches watercolor only at Plano Carpenter Parks and Recreation and has for five years.

Her community contributions have been as an Election Judge for eight years(1980-1988) for Precinct 21 of Collin County,Plano, Texas and a Stephen Minister for Custer Road United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas. 

Selected GROUP EXHIBITIONs and awards:

2009 “Plano here, Plano there, Plano every where” City Hall Exhibition at Plano, Texas.

Solo Exhibition: “The Venue”, Fairview, TX (Feb 08-current)

Charles W. Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX (Mar/04/08-Mar/30/08)

Artists’ Showplace, Dallas TX (Feb/08-Mar/08)

Two Person Exhibition: Allen Sports Association, Allen, TX (Sep/06-Feb/08)

Solo Exhibition: “Prescriptive” Ophthalmologists, Allen, TX (May/06-Aug/06)

Duo Exhibition: Steel Blue Sky Consultants, Allen, (Jul/05-Oct/05)

Open Studio, Allen, TX (Jun/05)

Group Exhibition: Chamber of Commerce, Plano, TX, “Animals” (Jan/05-Mar/05)

Artist’s Showplace, Dallas, TX. “Jane E. Jones group exhibit” (2005)

Solo exhibition, “Coffee Haus”, Plano, TX (2005)

Two person exhibition, Open studios, Allen and Plano, TX, (Oct/04)