![IMAGE Banner](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_500/public/image%20banner_7.jpeg?itok=l_CqlF8h)
Main Image
![Iris painting](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_tablet/public/E_Iris_0_0.jpg?h=ad518777&itok=feq1IYgK)
Title
Mary Ann Cleary
Bio
Mary Ann Cleary is a 2014 ECRAC McKnight Fellowship artist. She will use her Fellowship to stud the relationship of color and light in a controlled setting using simple still life setups and painting them. For more information go to her website at: http://maryanncleary.com/
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
To me, art is a way of expressing something in two dimensions that normally would be taken for granted by others in life. I love capturing the emotional essence of that moment in time. As I pursue my passion, I hope to capture those precious moments with the magic of a paintbrush or a stick of pastel by utilizing light, something ordinary and make it something magical and emotional to the viewer.
Artwork
Artwork
![Morning Light](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/A_MorningLight_2.jpg?itok=EVEg5G7o)
![Morning Light](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/A_MorningLight_2.jpg?itok=zBY0wCl2)
morning light
![Serenity](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/B_Serenity_2.jpg?itok=kAngNjbp)
![Serenity](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/B_Serenity_2.jpg?itok=1GtHa6H7)
serenity
![Lace Lake Melody](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/C_LaceLakeMelody_0_1.jpg?itok=ctBeGdJc)
![Lace Lake Melody](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/C_LaceLakeMelody_0_1.jpg?itok=jeL3sIvA)
lace lake melody
![Jane's Apple Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/D_JanesAppleTree.jpg?itok=_mKptOA_)
![Jane's Apple Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/D_JanesAppleTree.jpg?itok=BW3WO4kP)
Jane's Apple Tree
![Iris](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/E_Iris_0_1.jpg?itok=EiFBn2FB)
![Iris](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/E_Iris_0_1.jpg?itok=As7vQ5hc)
Iris
![Hidden From View](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/F_HiddenfromView_0.jpg?itok=qjn9rniO)
![Hidden From View](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/F_HiddenfromView_0.jpg?itok=UgFQF5Qd)
hidden from view
![Dancing Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/G_DancingTree.jpg?itok=UkinRlcv)
![Dancing Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/G_DancingTree.jpg?itok=_LjFou1f)
dancing tree
Prehistoric Battle by John Alexander Kay
![winter wonderland](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/I_WinterWonderland.jpg?itok=sqlSo1uA)
![winter wonderland](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/I_WinterWonderland.jpg?itok=iyl63CO3)
winter wonderland
![Homemade Pastels](/sites/default/files/styles/oc_thumbnail_large_2x/public/homemade%20pastels.jpg?itok=mAYpGNya)
![Homemade Pastels](/sites/default/files/styles/large_800/public/homemade%20pastels.jpg?itok=c4kGQ6Bk)
homemade pastels