Meet Mary Brummett

MARY ANDRÉ BRUMMETT, a resident of Saluda, NC, is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she majored in Interior Design. While living in Punta Gorda on the SW coast of Florida, she was a student of several professional artists.

Mary has participated in workshops conducted by L. Diane Johnson, Bob Osborne (Ringling School of Art), Sarah Sneeden, Gay Faulkenberry, William Jameson and Jim Carson. The artist works in oils and acrylics, and has studied with Gale Bennett in FL and at ArtStudy Giverny in France in 1997 and 1998. "It was the extraordinary experience of painting Monet’s garden that forever changed the way I perceive light, color and form. In my painting I try to create a joyful, evocative mood I can share with the viewer. My paintings are often not a literal rendering of a scene, but instead I try to capture my emotional, immediate reactions to what is before me." Subsequently, Mary took a number of workshops from Mr. Bennett in plein-air and figure painting.Mary has exhibited her paintings at numerous juried shows throughout the U.S. Her work is included in private collections in the United States and internationally. In February 1999, Mary received the People’s Choice Award in Punta Gorda (FL) for one of her painting in the exhibit, "Painting the French Countryside." In November 2000, she was chosen Artist of the Month by the Charlotte County (FL) Commissioners for their "Art in Public Places Program." Her solo exhibition, "As I See It," was held in Mystic, CT, in July 2001. In 2002 she received an Honorable Mention for her entry in the "City of Four Seasons in Two Dimensions" exhibition. In September 2004, Mary was the featured artist of the month at WICKWIRE fine art/folk art. In October 2005, she was a participant in a three-person show in Tryon, NC at the Fine Arts Center. Mary was awarded second place, Landscape Category, for "The Earliest Snowfall" at the 2005 Juried All-Member Art Show, Art League of Henderson County, in November 2005. She won first prize in Still Life for "The Kitchen Window" at the 2006 Juried All-Member Art Show, Art League of Henderson County, in December 2006. Mary was also juried into the 10th Biennial WNC Art Exhibit in Tryon, NC, in September 2006. She is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the Arts Council of Henderson County (NC), the Art League of Henderson County (NC), and the Tryon Painters and Sculptors Group. Mary Brummett is proudly represented by WICKWIRE fine art/folk art in Hendersonville, North Carolina.