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Mary Padgett

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    Mary Padgett

      Pastel is an ideal medium to capture the unique textures, shapes, and colors, of my

    subjects. Pastel can be a line, contributing calligraphic and gestural quality to form, or

    it can be a tonal passage of color. Strokes can be thick or thin; passages of color can

    be narrow or broad with blended or precise contours. It can be applied in a myriad of

    ways. My intent is to use this language of line and color to communicate qualities of

    my subject while maintaining the unique integrity of the medium.


    My subjects present color opportunities that the rich color quality of pastel can amplify;

    color experience is always a significant characteristic of my paintings. My challenge

    lies in discerning and then communicating intangible qualities of my subject without

    allowing the form to dominate.


    In the studio I’ve been working on series of square-format and rectangular paintings

    using flowers, fruits, and vegetables as subjects. They are explorations into concept,

    composition, abstraction versus realism, and color experience. My aim isn’t to focus on

    the flowers and a glass vase or fruits and vegetables per se, but rather to use the

    characteristics to suggest possibilities for handling color, line and shape. My focus is

    on the process of painting. Within it are the magical moments, the challenges and

    pleasure of being an artist.


    Pastel is a portable medium allowing me to continue in the tradition of artists working

    directly from a subject. My landscapes are done from observation on site, en plein air.

    Working plein air is one of my most satisfying experiences. It’s a luxury to be able to

    focus on a subject for an extended period, looking but also listening and smelling. This

    immersion brings a deep understanding of a place, not only of its visual uniqueness but

    also, of its history, culture, and our shared humanity. This experience is profound. I

    become part of the place, responding to it with my mind and my intuition as I record

    what is around me. My response to the place produces the artwork. The painting is the

    record of my engagement with that place.


    Working en plein air can be meditative and relaxing. It also can be amusing, enlightening,

    and once when a bee swarm came too close, downright scary. I have met people and

    learned about their lives, made friends, and in foreign countries been exposed to more

    of their culture, than would have been possible had I not been working en plein air.


    Website: www.marypadgett.com

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