Pastel Artist Mary Monk has been a professional artist for more than twenty years. Her award winning work can be found in many public and private collections, including the permanent collections of St. Tammany Parish and the State of Louisiana. She has appeared in numerous magazines, including Pastel and Inside Northside Magazines. A self-taught pastelist, Mary received most of her training through classical drawing lessons. She is an active member of the Degas Pastel Society, the Pastel Society of America and the St. Tammany Pastel Society. Mary is mostly known for her country/urban landscapes. No matter the subject, mood and light are always the true focus of her work. Her choices of color and subject matter are heavily influenced by growing up in the city and moving to the country to raise her family. The transition of urban to country sparked an infinite pool of inspiration for the artist. The majority of her paintings are local scenes done en plein air. Mary grew up in New Orleans but has been living in Abita Springs with her husband and four children for the past eighteen years. She is represented in Louisiana by Three Rivers Gallery in Covington, The New Orleans Academy of Arts in New Orleans and the Elizabethan Gallery in Baton Rouge. We are privileged and pleased to present her exhibition at Dogwood City Art Gallery.