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A Sturdy Old Oak

The Garden Artist Posted on May 24, 2008 by Mary AhernMarch 26, 2017

This grand old oak tree was hollow and very much alive when I bought my property in 1989. It was a constant fascination to me that such a large tree could survive when so much of it’s trunk was hollow. This was years before I formally studied horticulture and learned about the xylem, cambium and phloem and their role in feeding the tree and keeping it alive. I just loved the strength and endurance of … Continue reading →

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What a difference a month makes.

The Garden Artist Posted on May 9, 2008 by Mary AhernMarch 26, 2017

Last year I took this picture in my front entry garden on April 14th. This is just at the edge of where the driveway meets the garden and as you can see, I hadn’t even finished clearing out the leaves from the miniature rhododendrons. The bulbs are all starting to come up and the azaleas behind the tree stumps are getting green. The Cercis canadensis ‘Covey’ or Eastern weeping redbud tree is not yet in … Continue reading →

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Garden Benches

The Garden Artist Posted on May 5, 2008 by Mary AhernMarch 26, 2017

I don’t have much seating around my woodland walks other than tree stumps since it is a place for a meandering journey rather than a destination. But I do have one bench that allows me to sit and take a break if my phone rings while I’m gardening. It also is very much a destination for my grandsons since they use it as a stopping and starting position for their many excursions with the dinosaurs … Continue reading →

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My Late Winter Garden

The Garden Artist Posted on April 7, 2008 by Mary AhernAugust 11, 2009

I am a gardener. As a botanical artist, I use my garden as the inspiration for my work. I also use it as a fitness gym to keep me healthy, strong and flexible. The other side benefit that no gardener ever mentions is that the more gardening you do the more ice-cream you can eat without gaining weight. Isn’t that enough reason to take up gardening? My witch hazel, otherwise known as Hamamelis x intermedia … Continue reading →

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Chasing Dreams, The Long Hard Road

The Garden Artist Posted on January 30, 2008 by Mary AhernAugust 11, 2009

You would think that if you were given the gift of reinventing yourself into a career which would be more personally satisfying emotionally and without consideration of financial income, you would instantly jump into the deep end of the pool. Well, I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t work like that. When my new husband Dave, gave me the gift of reinventing myself at the age of 50 I felt overwhelmed. What I found … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Dream Seems Easy. It’s Not.

The Garden Artist Posted on January 29, 2008 by Mary AhernAugust 11, 2009

On January 5, 2008 I was featured in an article in Newsday titled “Dream Chasers.” The subject was the choices and sacrifices some people make when deciding to step off the corporate treadmill in order to pursue more emotionally or spiritually rewarding careers without regard to financial restraints. The author of the article, Arlene Gross, wrote about the choices, decisions and sacrifices of five different individuals. The various paths we chose to explore in our … Continue reading →

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Over Thirty Years of Chasing My Dream

The Garden Artist Posted on January 28, 2008 by Mary AhernAugust 11, 2009

After seeing the photos and reading the article Dream Chasers, written by Arlene Gross for Newsday, which featured myself among others who have turned in mid-life to careers which are more personally satisfying, I have enjoyed revisiting my journey. Here is a photo of me with my Award winning oil paintings at the Floral Park Art League in 1976. I painted them all before I began my college Art education. For a year I took … Continue reading →

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Dream chaser Newsday article

The Garden Artist Posted on January 5, 2008 by Mary AhernAugust 2, 2018

Today I was featured in a Newsday Business section article written by Arlene Gross. The excerpt focusing on my background and my life choices is copied below. If you’d like to see the article in it’s entirety you can see it on my website in the News section. Dream chasers At midlife, taking lower pay to begin more satisfying careers By Arlene Gross Special to Newsday 11:07 AM EST, January 4, 2008 Mary Ahern had dabbled … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Changing, Garden Artist | Tagged Art, Being an Artist, Career Changing, Creativity, Dream Chasing, Garden Artist, Musings, My Art

Mary Ahern has green thumb for botanicals, business

The Garden Artist Posted on January 3, 2008 by Mary AhernAugust 2, 2018

Excerpt of Article posted in The Times of Northport Artist cultivates her livelihood like a garden By Arlene Gross June 13, 2007 | 02:39 PM Northport resident Mary Ahern is a successful artist who practices a unique technique she describes as. “Digital Mixed Media Painting”. But Ahern, who… (was) among the exhibitors at Arts in the Park in Northport July 8, (2007) was not born an artist. “I didn’t come to paint until I was … Continue reading →

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