Mary Jo Zorad

Mary Jo lives live in Olympia Washington, a wonderland of nature and landscape scenery. She ventures outside daily with her dogs to explore nature just as she did as a young child. She continues to find these excursions enlivening and spiritually inspiring. With digital camera in hand she documents the seasons and occasionally the wildlife. During these excursions she has encountered wild bears, deer, coyote and the plentiful hopping rabbits, observed cougar tracks in the mud and snow, and watched the wildflower seasons come and go.

An extraordinary place for a wildlife artist. I prefer to paint in oils and acrylics, although I am known to unpack the watercolors to formulate an idea on the paper. Many times a painting will take form in my mind while I'm out enjoying the Washington forest. When traveling in other states I photograph wildly to capture the nature scenes for later composition work. When a painting is beautiful and evokes an emotional response in me I enjoy sharing the experience with others. I strive to capture the beauty and realistic expression of the animals that I put on the canvas. I hope the viewer can enjoy the beauty and majesty of the animals too. I paint with a limited number of colors, usually about 5 different pigments. This technique helps unite the composition with visual intuition. Her first Gallery show since moving to Washington was hosted by Cosa Bella Gallery and Gift Shop in October 2004. Her art is represented by Earthworks Gallery in New York And Rustics in the Barn in Olympia, WA


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