This year`s vacation was a bike cruise from Bordeaux to Amsterdam. Bordeaux greeted us with a beautiful sunset, which came at about 10 pm, which was quite a surprise to us and greatly prolonged our enjoyment of the evening. We rode most days and returned to the boat for dinner each evening. If we didn`t ride, we took the tour bus to destinations where we enjoyed walking tours of the cities & towns. It was a great two weeks. Happily, because we were so active, the scale didn`t break when we got home.
This year`s vacation was a bike cruise from Bordeaux to Amsterdam. Bordeaux greeted us with a beautiful sunset, which came at about 10 pm, which was quite a surprise to us and greatly prolonged our enjoyment of the evening. We rode most days and returned to the boat for dinner each evening. If we didn`t ride, we took the tour bus to destinations where we enjoyed walking tours of the cities & towns. It was a great two weeks. Happily, because we were so active, the scale didn`t break when we got home....
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Stopped by the Huntington Arts Council Gallery on Main Street this week. The 3rd of my three current shows is on view at the gallery. LMK if you`re stopping by and I`ll try to meet you there for a chat & perhaps a cup of coffee in town. Huntington Arts Council 213 Main St. Huntington NY 11743 Through July 13, 2025.
Stopped by the Huntington Arts Council Gallery on Main Street this week. The 3rd of my three current shows is on view at the gallery. LMK if you`re stopping by and I`ll try to meet you there for a chat & perhaps a cup of coffee in town. Huntington Arts Council 213 Main St. Huntington NY 11743 Through July 13, 2025....
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Cosmic Peony Power, my 30x30" oil painting, won the Raissa Ageeva Award for Floral Artwork at the 136th Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Artists. This painting speaks of energy and movement in this world of chaos. She speaks of strength and courage, which we all need at this time. She will not be subjugated, and she will not be conquered.
Cosmic Peony Power, my 30x30" oil painting, won the Raissa Ageeva Award for Floral Artwork at the 136th Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Artists. This painting speaks of energy and movement in this world of chaos. She speaks of strength and courage, which we all need at this time. She will not be subjugated, and she will not be conquered....
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🗽 Our billboard went live in Times Square today! Featuring the artwork I created celebrating the incredible women artists represented by Ceres Gallery in Chelsea. In a world that needs more female voices, we`re amplifying the artists who`ve been shaping culture and breaking barriers. These women aren`t just creating art—they`re creating change. #WomenInArt #TimesSquare #CeresGallery #FemaleArtists #NYC #ArtMatters #maryahernartist
🗽 Our billboard went live in Times Square today! Featuring the artwork I created celebrating the incredible women artists represented by Ceres Gallery in Chelsea. In a world that needs more female voices, we`re amplifying the artists who`ve been shaping culture and breaking barriers. These women aren`t just creating art—they`re creating change. #WomenInArt #TimesSquare #CeresGallery #FemaleArtists #NYC #ArtMatters #maryahernartist...
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“Unstoppable,” an oil painting of mine is currently making its debut showing at Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, the heart of the New York City art scene. It is a feminist gallery dedicated to promoting contemporary women in the arts. 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. Raising Women’s Voices 2025 May 28 – June 21, 2025 Ceres Gallery 547 West 27th St, Suite 201 New York, NY 10001 Tue-Sat 12 to 6 pm Media Description: Oil painting of a window holding back a flower by the artist, Mary Ahern.
“Unstoppable,” an oil painting of mine is currently making its debut showing at Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, the heart of the New York City art scene. It is a feminist gallery dedicated to promoting contemporary women in the arts. 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. Raising Women’s Voices 2025 May 28 – June 21, 2025 Ceres Gallery 547 West 27th St, Suite 201 New York, NY 10001 Tue-Sat 12 to 6 pm Media Description: Oil painting of a window holding back a flower by the artist, Mary Ahern....
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On May 2nd I began the transition of bringing the plants I overwinter in my former darkroom, now my plant room. These are cuttings and divisions of plants I`ve had, in many cases, for years. Most have fond memories of friends who originally shared them with me. Gardening is about centering, remembering, and the continuation of life. It offers me inspiration in many ways.
On May 2nd I began the transition of bringing the plants I overwinter in my former darkroom, now my plant room. These are cuttings and divisions of plants I`ve had, in many cases, for years. Most have fond memories of friends who originally shared them with me. Gardening is about centering, remembering, and the continuation of life. It offers me inspiration in many ways....
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Take a Minute. Each day, I spend some time looking intensely at overlooked visions in nature. This exercise serves to slow me down and give me a moment of calmness and awareness in this otherwise chaotic world. My garden is my sanctuary.
Take a Minute. Each day, I spend some time looking intensely at overlooked visions in nature. This exercise serves to slow me down and give me a moment of calmness and awareness in this otherwise chaotic world. My garden is my sanctuary....
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Looking forward to moving my winter hobby outside to my deck for their summer vacation. This unheated former root cellar used to be my darkroom back in the day. It smelled of chemicals. After I went fully digital, the room stayed empty until I had the bright idea to install plant lights. I used the existing sink, water supply, and cabinetry to make a home to overwinter my tropical plants. The fresh smell of soil helps get me through those short, dark days of winter.
Looking forward to moving my winter hobby outside to my deck for their summer vacation. This unheated former root cellar used to be my darkroom back in the day. It smelled of chemicals. After I went fully digital, the room stayed empty until I had the bright idea to install plant lights. I used the existing sink, water supply, and cabinetry to make a home to overwinter my tropical plants. The fresh smell of soil helps get me through those short, dark days of winter....
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Because I paint large flowers, people naturally say, “Oh, you must like Georgia O’Keeffe.” What they don’t know is that Georgia’s work drew me in not through her flowers but through her abstractions and her skulls. The sensuality of her forms triggered me. I was moved deeply by her lightened color palette. I’d never seen paintings that had that lightness, that buoyancy. They had a girlie-girl feel to them. I didn’t have the language to understand what moved me at the time. I probably still don’t. But her work made me feel like a woman—a soft, light, gentle, free spirit. Read my latest Substack Post. Link is in Bio
Because I paint large flowers, people naturally say, “Oh, you must like Georgia O’Keeffe.” What they don’t know is that Georgia’s work drew me in not through her flowers but through her abstractions and her skulls. The sensuality of her forms triggered me. I was moved deeply by her lightened color palette. I’d never seen paintings that had that lightness, that buoyancy. They had a girlie-girl feel to them. I didn’t have the language to understand what moved me at the time. I probably still don’t. But her work made me feel like a woman—a soft, light, gentle, free spirit. Read my latest Substack Post. Link is in Bio...
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This oil painting, A Promise of Spring, is currently in the Full Circles: Then and Now Exhibition at Queens College in Flushing, NY. It was one of the earliest paintings I created in the 1970s. The crooked window and the bare tree reflected my emotions during the cold month of February while waiting impatiently for the renewal of spring. Link in Bio for Queens College show info.
This oil painting, A Promise of Spring, is currently in the Full Circles: Then and Now Exhibition at Queens College in Flushing, NY. It was one of the earliest paintings I created in the 1970s. The crooked window and the bare tree reflected my emotions during the cold month of February while waiting impatiently for the renewal of spring. Link in Bio for Queens College show info....
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At work in my studio, as I listen to 70s classic rock, I paint. The lighting was specially designed for overall balance and is specific for color accuracy. As I paint, I usually listen to 70s classic rock. Rather loud I might add. Today`s soundtrack was Joe Cocker`s Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
At work in my studio, as I listen to 70s classic rock, I paint. The lighting was specially designed for overall balance and is specific for color accuracy. As I paint, I usually listen to 70s classic rock. Rather loud I might add. Today`s soundtrack was Joe Cocker`s Mad Dogs and Englishmen....
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The exhibition Full Circles: Then and Now with Virginia Mallon opened this week at the Rosenthal Library at Queens College. What a fun experience meeting and talking to the students who come to see the show. We laugh when they realize I graduated before they were born. Time sure flies when you’re having fun! . .
The exhibition Full Circles: Then and Now with Virginia Mallon opened this week at the Rosenthal Library at Queens College. What a fun experience meeting and talking to the students who come to see the show. We laugh when they realize I graduated before they were born. Time sure flies when you’re having fun! . .
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