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Mary Horrigan has loved art for as long as she can remember. While
still in high school, she won a scholarship to the Cleveland Art Institute
and attended Saturday morning classes for two years.
Also interested in languages, she earned a degree in French, and after
college taught at the high school and college levels in the Cleveland
area, but always knowing she’d return to painting one day.
When her husband’s job took them to the Dayton, Ohio area in
1980, no language teaching jobs were available, and Mary started taking
watercolor classes. She attended workshops in the area, studying with
nationally recognized watercolorists Edgar Whitney, Marilyn Phillis,
and Frank Webb.
After moving to the Hartford area in 1984, she was elected to membership
in the Connecticut Watercolor Society. She is a member of the Connecticut
Academy of Fine Artists, and holds associate memberships in the New
England and American Watercolor Societies.
For the past several years, she has taught watercolor classes at Manchester
Community College.
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Spring
Splendor, watercolor
20 x 24
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End
of Summer, watercolor/collage
36 x 28
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Artist
Statement:
Simple shapes,
broad, loose washes, deep, rich color: This is how I use watercolor
to express my wonder at the beauty in the world around me. Spontaneity,
freshness, clarity, sparkle: This is what I strive for in my execution
of a painting. The more I learn about watercolor and its ways, the
more I learn about myself. Patience and persistence are required, as
well as flexibility. A “watercolor way of life” results
in serenity and peace — for myself and my work, too.
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Contact:
E
Mail: mehorrigan@comcast.net
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Touch
of Spring, watercolor
32 x 40
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Midas
Touch, watercolor/collage 20 x 26
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