Description

Upwards (2017) by Mary Catheryn-enhanced Giclee’ canvas. This is a hand-embellished giclee’ canvas with a very simple wood floater frame.  It is 40 x30 and is authorized by the publisher stamp on the back.  It can be hung vertically or horizontally.

I get asked a lot about how I started painting. Well, our little family had just moved to a new home and we had big empty walls. For a long time I searched and searched for something, ANYTHING, to fill them but nothing caught my eye nor my heart. Eventually I took matters into my own hands and went to the store to buy some paint and a canvas. This is how my cow was born. I created what I had been searching for. I would love to say that for years I studied and learned art at a prestigious and exclusive art school, but my reality is that I come from a long line of humble artists and it simply runs in my blood.

My art is greatly inspired by my upbringing in South America, where I was raised with a deep connection to nature, especially the animals. I paint the cows that roamed our sidewalks, blocking our car in the garage and making me late to school. I paint the moody pigs that napped under our neighbor’s mango trees. I paint the chickens that slept at night, snuggled in the trees. Each painting that I create is vibrant, colorful, textured, and intricately layered. Countless hours are dedicated to crafting each piece of art. I strive to portray a balance of realism combined with loose abstraction, causing one to compliment the other. My goal is for people to feel a connection with my paintings in a meaningful and unique way.

XO

Mary-Catheryn