MaryAnn Lucas
MaryAnn Lucas
Email: malucasart@hotmail.com Facebook: maryannlucasart Instagram: maryannlucas1944 Websites: http://www.malucasart.com and http://www.malucasart.com/scarves.html YouTube: MaryAnn Lucas Interview |
MaryAnn was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois but has called Houston her home since 1982, moving here with her husband and two sons.
She has been studying and practicing art since the late 1960’s. She currently belongs to and participates in the Watercolor Art Society of Houston, Visual Art Alliance, Conroe Art League, Woodlands Art League and Baytown Art League winning various ribbons and awards at each. She is past President of Visual Arts Alliance, Northwest Art League and "Lone Star Art Guild" which is an organization representing approximately 15 Art groups located throughout Southeast Texas. She has held numerous other positions with all of these organizations. MaryAnn has an intense love of art, which she expresses and promotes through her continuous support of these organizations. Her studying has consisted of taking courses at formal educational institutions as well as specialized tutorial sessions with various experts. MaryAnn is a firm believer that "practice is the best learning tool", and this has enabled her to become proficient in a variety of medium. For several years she has conducted workshops and given demonstrations of her art techniques in Houston and surrounding towns. She has participated in the Houston Art Crawl, Bayou City art festival, Houston International, Woodlands, Conroe, Kingwood, Galveston and Heights art festivals over the years. Her work has made its way to various states across this country and Europe. She has also been associated with numerous galleries over the years and joined DaVinci Artists Gallery in November of 2021. Her newest endeavor is hand painted silk scarves available only on her website: www.malucasart.com |
ARTIST PHILOSOPHY: THE ONLY FAILURE IS NOT TO TRY
I started my artistic career depicting reality in nature and life and have evolved to a more abstract representation of that reality. I view my work as an exciting journey into the unknown. With each step I have unlimited choices to reach my final destination. That end then becomes my new beginning. Working in a variety of mediums enables me to constantly explore new possibilities and to push the composition to the limit.
The inspiration for my work is both selective and indiscriminate. After the initial influence sparks the beginning of a painting, the piece generally takes on a vision of it's own, a relationship develops between us and occasionally conflicts must be overcome. At other times it's very passionate and I'm in the moment, not questioning the end result, trusting it will take me where it wants to go. My work has evolved over the years and continues to undergo numerous transformations.
Early in my career Edgar Degas and then later Robert Rauschenberg and Alexander Calder have been most influential in my work - giving me permission to try anything.
I started my artistic career depicting reality in nature and life and have evolved to a more abstract representation of that reality. I view my work as an exciting journey into the unknown. With each step I have unlimited choices to reach my final destination. That end then becomes my new beginning. Working in a variety of mediums enables me to constantly explore new possibilities and to push the composition to the limit.
The inspiration for my work is both selective and indiscriminate. After the initial influence sparks the beginning of a painting, the piece generally takes on a vision of it's own, a relationship develops between us and occasionally conflicts must be overcome. At other times it's very passionate and I'm in the moment, not questioning the end result, trusting it will take me where it wants to go. My work has evolved over the years and continues to undergo numerous transformations.
Early in my career Edgar Degas and then later Robert Rauschenberg and Alexander Calder have been most influential in my work - giving me permission to try anything.
