Branch Art Exhibit: Dancing Flowers

Throughout the month of November the works of artist Mary Garrone are on display at the Yorkville Branch in an exhibit titled Dancing Flowers.

Artist biography:

A Toronto-based artist from Australia. She has studied abstract expressionism for two years with the techniques of Nicholas Wilton and Jenny Nelson. A flower photographer for many years, she continues with this subject matter in her acrylic and oil painting.

Artist statement:

I love the challenge of translating emotion into paintings using gesture, palette, value, shape and line. While each painting is an exhausting number of decisions for me, the artist, the goal is ultimately to bring joy to the viewer. Applying the visual principle that "lines activate," this series is entitled "There's a party in the garden and the flowers are dancing," with each piece conveying an unavoidably positive sensibility with gestures that deliver that message.