Mary F Wicks, Quitman, GA
Photo Artistry
Using nature and color as inspiration, Mary renders photographic images into imaginary and/or abstract works of art…thus the category: Photo Artistry. All of Mary’s works begin with multiple, and often unrelated photographs. Those photos can come from anywhere. They might be of the beautiful art in cemeteries or from contemporary or historical architect
ure of small towns and cities like Quitman, Thomasville, Atlanta, Charleston, or Dublin. Or maybe they’re taken from a river in Ireland, an empty beach in Florida, or a dense forest in South Carolina. The subjects of those same photographs could be of any thing or any object…concrete, sand, a brick wall, insects, wildlife, or long forgotten, decaying remnants of homes once filled with love...or not. Sometimes they’re just from the lush and humble beauty of her backyard in Georgia. Photos are taken and rendered as abstract art by Mary. Each of her finished works is professionally printed in a variety of mediums including canvas or Giclee archival rag paper that will last a lifetime. Mary has trained with world renowned Sebastian Michaels, Caroline Julia Moore, Phil Steele, and Jason Horejs, and enjoys a student community of like-minded artists from around the world. She has exhibited in the Art Center in Moultrie, GA, as a solo artist, as well as in the Southern Arts Invitational for the last three years. Mary and her husband also own and operate Pierpont Gallery in Quitman, GA.
