MARY JANE LARSON

maryjane@mjlarsonpaintings.com
360-607-1422
Vancouver, Washington 98685

MaryJane Larson, an Alaskan born and raised artist, has been actively painting since 1998 in the Realist tradition. She started painting in oils in workshops taught by Frank Covino, doing old master reproductions. She changed to watercolor when she started traveling in a motorhome and found that they were much better traveling companions. She travels around the country and world with her watercolors trying to capture the sights she is enjoying.

DEGREES:
    University of Alaska, Bachelor of Education
    University of Oregon, Masters of Science

ART EDUCATION:
   Seminars;
     "Old Masters Reproductions in Oils" Frank Covino, Grants Pass, Oregon
     "Watercolor Techiniques" Diane Maxey, Scottsdale, Arizona and Bend, Oregon
     "Glazing Techiniques in Watercolor" Aleta Pech, Bend, Oregon
     "Pouring Watercolors" Jean Grasdorf, Bend, Oregon
     "Landscapes and Portraits" Mary Whyte, Bend, Oregon
     "Chinese Watercolor" Lian Zhen, Portland, Oregon
     "Landscapes in Acrylics" Hugh Greer, Taos, New Mexico

   Workshops;
     "Painting Nature" Susan Bourdette, Vancouver, Washington
     "Watercolor Abstracts" Michael Schlecting, Vancouver, Washington
     "Watercolor Mixing" Jody Bergsma, Vancouver, Washington
     "Watercolor" Bev Jozwiak, Vancouver, Washington

   Class work;
     "Beginning Watercolor" Lee Baughman, Continuing Ed, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
     "Intermediate Watercolor" Lee Baughman
     "Advanced Watercolor" Lee Baughman
     "Intermediate Watercolor" Vicki Nelson, Continuing Ed, Clark College, Vancouver, WA

EXIBITIONS:
    Southwest Watercolor Society Spring Show, Vancouver, Washington 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
    Southwest Watercolor Society Fall Show, Vancouver, Washington 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
    Lake Oswego Festival of Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon 2005, 2007
    Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon 2005,2006, 2007, 2008
    Rose Festival Art Show, Portland, Oregon 2005 ,2007
    Ballew's, Vancouver, Washington 2007
    Washington State University, Engineering Life Sciences, Vancouver, Washington 2008
    Washington State University, Administration Gallery, Vancouver, Washington 2008

GALLERIES:
    Wild Celery, Petersburg, Alaska
    Art on the Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington

COLLECTIONS:
    Karen and Joe Nelson, Petersburg, Alaska
    Jean Ellis, Petersburg, Alaska
    Fred and Sue Paulson, Petersburg, Alaska
    Sharon Anderson, Petersburg, Alaska
    Lynda and Norman Fredrickson, Petersburg, Alaska
    Jean and Clyde Curry, Petersburg, Alaska
    Robert and Terri Swanson, Petersburg, Alaska
    DJ Roundtree, Petersburg, Alaska
    Judy Germanni, Savannah, Georgia
    Catherine McMurry, Portland, Oregon
    Carol Curtis, Vancouver, Washington
    Stephen Freimuth, Vancouver, Washington
    Mark and Carolyn McCarron-Fraser, Vancouver, Washington
    David White, Vancouver, Washington
    Jo Ellen Fixel, Vancouver, Washington
    Cathy Treadwell-Nelson,Vancouver, Washington
    Judy Aadlund, Vancouver, Washington

AWARDS:
    "Honorable Mention" Lake Oswego Art Festival, 2005, 2007
    "Honorable Mention" SWWS, 2005,
    "People's Choice Awards" SWWS Fall and Spring Shows, 2004, 2006
    "First Place" SWWS Spring Show, 2004

MEMBERSHIPS:
    Southwest Washington Watercolor Society
    Society of Washington Artists
    Oregon Society of Artists
    Northwest Watercolor Society