Maureen McGarry

Above the Sea

    "No one can re-create the elegant beauty of nature, but we can all interpret what we experience and lay it down with paint on paper (or all manner of mediums.) That is what I attempt to do each time I am inspired by a quiet moment in my garden, or a grand view of some magnificent landscape, either in a far away land, or near to my home in Northern California. While studying art at Humboldt State University, I experimented with various mediums (and still do sometimes,) but I always return to watercolors for their pure pigments, and the simplicity of water as their solvent. For me, painting with watercolors as my medium is what is closest to nature.
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"After decades of artwork inspired by my surroundings, I have never lost that sense of wonder and am thankful for the opportunity to express that wonder in my work."

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These are some representative pieces. Please visit Trinidad Art Gallery for the latest available pieces.​​​

Autumn Mist

Big Lagoon at Dawn

Lufenholtz Beach

College Cove, Winter Light

Resting Boats, Big Lagoon

Baker Beach