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Mary Pritchard – Painting Grasses in Pastel Demo
Date Recorded: November 2, 2023
Pastel artist Mary Pritchard’s favorite subject matter is within a few miles of her Maryland home, in the small towns, family farms, tidewater rivers and marshes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. In this one-hour presentation, Mary will demonstrate how she captures one of these subjects-marsh grasses-in pastel.
Pastel artist Mary Pritchard’s favorite subject matter is within a few miles of her Maryland home, in the small towns, family farms, tidewater rivers and marshes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. In this one-hour presentation, Mary will demonstrate how she captures one of these subjects-marsh grasses-in pastel.
Mary Pritchard received her B.A in studio art from Mount Holyoke College and has Master’s degrees in both art and journalism. She was in-house corporate art curator for Ashland Oil, Inc., and has been a consultant to companies such as Nationwide Insurance Company and the Power Authority of the State of New York, advising on the acquisition, installation and conservation of art. She coordinated special events and traveling exhibitions for a variety of artists including internationally known landscape painter Wolf Kahn. Following a career in education administration at the University of Delaware, she returned to painting fulltime. An award-winning pastel artist, she is known for her landscapes of the Eastern Shore. Galleries representing her work include Bishop’s Stock, Snow Hill, MD; and the Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown, MD.
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Very nice! Thank you for this free class. I enjoy practicing with soft pastels as well and this is very inpsiring!
That was just lovely. Thanks for your informative, creative presentation. So appreciate it all!!
Thank you!