Marian O'Shaughnessy

Marian first painted with watercolors in junior high using the cheapest paper and, can you imagine, the 8 color school watercolor sets!  She continued her art training in high school and then college taking advanced art classes while I pursued a more "practical" degree in Math.

After college Marian began a computer programming career at IBM in Rochester, MN and raised  two daughters with her husband Tom.    She is currently working for Havertys in Atlanta.

Marian has studied with a number of master watercolorist including:

• Jan Fabian-Wallake - Athens, Santorini, Mykonos Greece
• Judy Wagner - Amelia Island, FL
• Sarah Schmerl - Paris Barge Trip - France
• Karen Vernon - Tallahassee, FL
• Alvaro Castagnet - Argentina & Colonia
• Sterling Edwards and Don Andrews - Boone, NC (Boone in June 2008)

Awards and Shows:

• Minnesota Watercolor Society Spring Juried Show - H2O Magic - Le Jour Commence - (The Day Begins)
• Atlanta Artist Center Juried Show - June 2007, Light Expressions
• Atlanta Artist Center 2007 New Members Show - Honorable Mention
• bay Artist Choice Awards 2006 - 2nd place Seascapes

Artist Statement:

 I am a creative person and especially love watercolors.I continually challenge myself with various subjects to keep life interesting. I love loose, somewhat abstract watercolors with bright, transparent colors but find myself painting more realistically by nature.

Because I began painting mostly outside as a child, I enjoy plein-air painting. It is very difficult to create a terrific painting on-site but I enjoy the challenge and usually have a wonderful time even when the paintings produced are not the best.

As technology advances, it becomes more important for a true artist not to simply reproduce images. For me the challenge is to work with the natural flow of watercolors, to interpret and to enhance the world around me.

GWS Exhibition History Since 2006

• Nappa cabbage infinity, 2009 Members' Exhibition
• Sax in the Park, 2009 National Exhibition
• Southern Pink Azaleas, 2008 Members' Exhibition

More information:

Email:

Website: watercolorsbymarian.com

Phone: 507-250-4455