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Plot twist: The visual artist who hated writing just published an article about... writing ✍️
A few years ago I could barely manage thank-you cards. Now journaling is as essential to my creative process as my paintbrush.
One simple daily question changed everything: `What shifted in me today?`
Link to the article is in my bio
Take a Minute to just look at brushes, the tools of the trade for an Artist.
Some of my brushes are decades old. I take excellent care of them since they take care of me.
"For Those of US" is an article, no, a prose poem, no, a bunch of statements, no a......whatever. I don`t know what it is technically, but what I do know is that it is my lived experience and the experience of untold millions of other women artists. Can you relate?
Link in bio: https://maryahernartist.substack.com/
Here I am, almost 50 years apart. My earliest art shows were at the Floral Park Art League`s summer show, where I would hang my artwork on the fences. All these years later, I`m showing my work in the Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, NY. A long, interesting journey with all the ups and downs of a Coney Island roller coaster. What a trip! Glad to be here and still creating!
Read "For Those of US" on my Substack column to learn about my journey.
Link in Bio: https://maryahernartist.substack.com/
Sanctuary Magazine has published my latest article about taking responsibility for yourself and your health. They are also recommending that you join my Substack, where I write about my Art, Garden, and what I`m doing and learning about Aging Gracefully. Sign up for Sanctuary, where they Empower and Inspire women With Compelling Contant. Also, subscribe to my Substack. Both subscriptions are free and both offer calmness in the maelstrom of life. Links in Bio.
"Looking closely inside a flower is like seeing a miracle." -Mary Ahern
Sanctuary Magazine has just published my latest article. This is what they posted on their home page. Read it now on their website.
https://www.sanctuary-magazine.com/marys-art-starts-in-the-garden-august-25.html
MARY’S ART STARTS IN THE GARDEN: Find “Your Body Is Like Your Garden: Pay Attention to Signs of Distress” this month.
“Like a collapsing hydrangea in the summer sun, I, too, need water, cooling shade, and careful attention to the messages my body and brain are sending to me in order to thrive.” ~ Mary Ahern
At the opening reception of the Summer Jam exhibition at the @fotofoto_gallery, Pam Waldroup spoke about the work of the artists who contributed to this new and diverse show. I am honored to show with this group of accomplished local artists!
This exhibition will be on view until August 23, 2025. Give yourself a treat and head over to 14 West Carver Street, Huntington. NY.
Hubby Dave and I attended the Summer Jam opening reception at the @fotofoto_gallery in Huntington on Saturday. I`m so glad I am able to share my oil painting, Unstoppable, with my local community.
The painting boldly challenges forces that undermine democratic values and silence marginalized communities fighting for equality. Across my over 50-year career in business and the arts, I have fought against the systematic subjugation of women’s voices and independence, refusing to accept the institutional barriers designed to limit women’s power and self-determination. My flowers will not be stopped, as you can see at the bottom of the painting, where the petal is slipping under the window frame.
I am so pleased to be showing my work along with these talented artists at the fotofoto Gallery in Huntington, NY. If you`re in the area, stop in at the Opening Reception on Saturday, August 2nd, from 5-7 pm to see the work and have some fabulous conversations about ART from the crème de la crème of Long Island artists.
At art exhibitions and museums, you can always identify whether the viewer is an artist. Artists have a particular way of really looking at art. We look up close to the surface to see the techniques the artist used to create the work, the brushstrokes, the edges, the layering, and the impasto or thickness of the paint. We move back and forth to view the painting up close and from a distance. How do you engage with the artwork you are looking at?
On yesterday`s beautiful summer day, Hubby Dave and I took a bike ride on the Bethpage Bike Path to celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary. We stopped to admire a little garden lovingly and generously planted by someone for all to enjoy. This garden is such a gift and a sanctuary for everyone who happens by.
