Meet Guest Juror, Mary Kamerer

Artist, Mary Kamerer — Julie Anna Freund

Artist Statement:

“Having my early creative beginnings in black and white photography, light and shadows became paramount in my work. Becoming a painter was no different in terms of what I wanted to accomplish. I always start my paintings with a value study and strong composition and end each one with accentuated light. I feel that that is my primary task as an artist: to show how light falls on the subject, and I attempt to give my viewer that experience of seeing the subject ‘in new light’ when I paint. My style is of an impressionistic nature, with liberal use of pallet knives, brushes and other various tools.”

Artist Bio:

Mary was born and educated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1987. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and began pursuing an art career shortly after her children were grown. After studying various art forms such as stained glass, watercolor, ceramics and completing a one-year apprenticeship in goldsmithing, she concentrated on oil painting.

Her style is of an impressionistic nature, with liberal use of pallet knives, emphasizing light and shadows, interesting textures and variations.

Having her early creative beginnings in black and white photography, Mary always starts her paintings with a value study and strong composition and ends each one with accentuated light.

She currently paints landscapes, still life and figurative works in her studio at Dilworth Artisan Station.

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