Mary Jo Mann
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  • About
    • Inquire
    • CV
  • Gallery
    • Earth Stories
    • Reflections
    • UnBecoming
    • Water, Rock, Light
    • Making Sense
  • Available Work
"Water, Rock, Light"  is a body of work done when I attended Arte Studio Ginestrelle in Mt. Subasio, Italy in October 2014. 
Having time to walk the trails of Mount Subasio reminded me how much nature can revive and transform us if we are open to the beauty. These paintings depict four elements: water, rock, light and the human presence.

My thoughts seem to come together when I visited the Tescio River waterfall.  The light, sound, and colors of the beautiful natural pool contained all of the elements that had been in my mind. I created a triptych stitched together with burlap threads from the burlap cloth used at the art residency for various functional purposes. I titled the painting "Pax et Bonum" (see below) which means peace and goodness. This is an inscription that is found at Eremo della Carceri, the hermitage where St. Francis of Assisi prayed and lived. It is said that this is the greeting he gave to the people as he traveled the area preaching.

Having time to walk the trails of Mount Subasio reminded me how much nature can revive and transform us if we are open to the beauty. Our welfare and future depends on what the earth provides. Perhaps we will learn to work together to be stewards of the earth's beauty and bounty for future generations. My hope is that we can interact with our environment with the idea of peace and goodwill.

Picture
Ginestrelle Vista
Fluid Acrylic on paper
24 x 30 Diptych  SOLD

Picture
Mt. Subasio Autumn
Fluid Acrylic on paper
24 x 30 Diptych  SOLD

Picture
Golden Light
Fluid Acrylic and conte on paper
24 x 28  SOLD

Picture
Autumn Light
Fluid Acrylic on paper
30 x 40 Triptych  SOLD

Picture
Insight
Fluid Acrylic on paper
22 x 24  Diptych

Picture
Pathways
Fluid Acrylic and conte on paper
24 x 30  SOLD

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Water and Rock
Fluid Acrylic, ink and conte on paper
24 x 28 SOLD

Picture
Swimming Hole
Fluid Acrylic on paper
28 x 30  SOLD

Picture
Pax Et Bonum
Ink,  Acrylic and collage rubbings on paper
30 x 40 Triptych