Mary Sue Palmquist
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| T-008 After the Rain by Mary Sue Palmquist wc 27x19 $380 |
Mary Sue discovered a love of artistic expression in high school when her art teacher’s lesson was a portrait drawing every day. She chose Art as her major and attended Ripon College and Minneapolis College of Art and Design where she studied printmaking, graphic arts and typography (before the advent of computers).
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| T-009 Sumi Daffodils by Mary Sue Palmquist wc 14x11 $110 |
Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Art from Rockford College in 1983 with a focus on watercolor, life had a way of taking her in other directions, and Mary Sue found herself managing her family’s business, a historic theatre in Rockford, Illinois used for performing arts performances. She kept her art passion alive by taking evening painting and calligraphy classes. After 18 years in the performing arts management field she went on to pursue the study of Art Therapy in a Masters program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which led her into teaching art in an afterschool program for three years until she moved to California in 2005.
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| O-043 Good Morning Sunshine by Mary Sue Palmquist wc 21x19 $320 |
In 2014, she took up her paint brushes again and began studying watercolor and entering art competitions, shows and the local fair. In 2018 she attended an international calligraphy conference where she rekindled her love of script, brushstroke and modern calligraphy. Mary Sue enjoys a variety of subject matter - from sea creatures inspired by visits to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to old buildings and photographs. Living in the Sierra foothills (Lake Camanche), she’s intrigued by the stories of the Gold Rush and the beauty of the light and nature in this part of the world.
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| O-044 Coleus by Mary Sue Palmquist wc 22x18 $260 |
“Art is a natural way for me to connect with my soul and convey the often mysterious feeling of a sunrise, sunset, flower, animal or person. There’s a story in everything and interpreting that inspiration is my goal.
Mary Sue has been a member of the Sutter Creek Gallery in Sutter Creek, California since 2016 and displays her art locally through “Art in Public Places” and is a member of the Amador County Artists Association.
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