Biography

Mary Ann began her art studies with Miss Minnie Jones in Beaumont, Texas. She attended the University of Texas, Austin, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Art. She continued studying art at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, receiving credits through Colorado College. Her principle teacher in portraiture was Royden Marten. She takes ongoing workshops from Bob Gerbracht.

After a layoff of fifteen years and five children, Mary Ann took up her art tools, painting and drawing neighborhood children. A demand for portraits of dogs, cats and horses broadened her field.

In the 1970s, Mary Ann was very involved in golf, having played in the Women's State Amateur several years. From this interest, she added painting golf courses to her repertoire. Some of these paintings are currently at Poppy Hills Golf Course.

She has exhibited in the Texas Jefferson County Fair, Tulare County Fair, Haggin Museum, and Unitarian Shows in Stockton. Her works hang in universities in Texas, the Senate building in Washington, D.C., and homes throughout Texas, California, and Hawaii.

Mary Ann is a member of the American Society of Portrait Artists, the Portrait Institute, and the Stockton Art League.

Mary Ann's studio is located at 3121 Fairway Drive, Stockton, CA, 95204. Her phone number is (209) 463-4422. Her Carmel home phone is (831) 625-1134. Her e-mail address is MAPortrait@MediaOne.net.