Who is Mary Clare?
From the beginning;
I knew I was going to be an artist from the time I was just tall enough to peer over the table to watch my older sister draw something for me. She was good. One Easter morning, I must have only been about 4 or 5 years old, I watched how she drew a little chickadee for me and a bunny for my brother. I analyzed the simple shapes she used to create these adorable Easter critters and thought to myself "I can do that". Walked over to find a sheet of paper and a pencil, drew one of my own and never once asked her to draw for me again; I did it all on my own from that day forward.
I grew up to become an Art teacher and a professional artist on the side - summers mostly. I have three beautiful 'children' (they are all adults now). My mother, who is the true reason I am an artist, had eleven children and I was lucky enough to be her eleventh. My mother was a multi-talented woman who could play the piano, accordion, trumpet, organ (to name only a few) and was filled with the artistic talents to draw, paint, crochet, knit and collage. Thank you mom for sharing that drawing gene!
On the following pages, you will see my artwork categorized by subject. I enjoy working with many mediums, so use this like an art gallery to see what I have been working on. Take a stroll and I hope you enjoy the view.............
I knew I was going to be an artist from the time I was just tall enough to peer over the table to watch my older sister draw something for me. She was good. One Easter morning, I must have only been about 4 or 5 years old, I watched how she drew a little chickadee for me and a bunny for my brother. I analyzed the simple shapes she used to create these adorable Easter critters and thought to myself "I can do that". Walked over to find a sheet of paper and a pencil, drew one of my own and never once asked her to draw for me again; I did it all on my own from that day forward.
I grew up to become an Art teacher and a professional artist on the side - summers mostly. I have three beautiful 'children' (they are all adults now). My mother, who is the true reason I am an artist, had eleven children and I was lucky enough to be her eleventh. My mother was a multi-talented woman who could play the piano, accordion, trumpet, organ (to name only a few) and was filled with the artistic talents to draw, paint, crochet, knit and collage. Thank you mom for sharing that drawing gene!
On the following pages, you will see my artwork categorized by subject. I enjoy working with many mediums, so use this like an art gallery to see what I have been working on. Take a stroll and I hope you enjoy the view.............
This piece of artwork below is a self-portrait of me when I was just four years old, when my life was still filled with possibilities. Where would I go, what will I be, what is out there in the world for me? I call this piece "Envisioning My Future; the world is at my fingertips". Each bubble surrounding me is filled with details that represent a different aspect of my life from my upbringing, my education, to where I have lived, to what I am as a teacher and artist, to my own family.
