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Tag Archives: Events

March 28, 2026

Mary Ahern Artist

I didn’t make it to the studio today to paint. I had an important event to attend at what is called Democracy Corner in Huntington, NY.

This was my sign. I created this composition using Photoshop. The lettering is Arial Black, using, of course, the color black (hex: 000000) and an obnoxious red (hex: ffoooo). By adding a drop shadow, the lettering popped a bit from the plain white background (hex: ffffff). The three flowers at the top are my own artwork that I captured from flowers in my garden. I printed the posters on my Epson SC-P900 printer using 13×19” Epson Presentation matte paper with the “Epson SC-P900_700 Ultra Premium Presentation paper matte profile” at 1440 resolution and Rendering intent set to Relative Colorimetric and Black Point Compensation.

I mounted the poster to white matboard with a spray adhesive. Then attached these to a piece of pine wood I had from a garden trellis project. I duplicated the mounting process on the reverse side so it could be seen by more viewers. I used clear shipping tape to bind the front and back posters together in respect for the wind. This made the poster project sturdier. The poster was well received with many nods of the head, and thumbs up, by others gathered at these four corners.


These daily studio notes lead toward my 2026 solo exhibitions in New York City and  Poughkeepsie, NY.

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March 19, 2026

Mary Ahern Artist

Today I went to a lecture at the New York Botanical Garden given by Tony Avent, a well-respected nursery owner and plantsman from Raleigh, NC. It was so great to listen to an expert speak in scientific terms, so familiar to me from my own studies. I have a degree in Horticulture and following that, over 20 years ago, I earned a certificate in Botanical Illustration at NYBG. It was like coming home to be in that lecture a hall and listen to someone speak while actually using botanical Latin when identifying plants.

This is a photo of my painting studio in 2003. Now it’s filled with large oil paintings.
During my time at NYBG I worked in a variety of mediums but all of it was to document the plants, fruits and vegetables were given.
Mindy Lighthipe was presenting me with my diploma in the NYBG lecture hall in this photo. My family all came to enjoy the celebration.

These daily studio notes lead toward my 2026 solo exhibitions in New York City and  Poughkeepsie, NY.

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