Mary Mottishaw, Dawson Creek, BC
Peace Riverbank
Etching
Spent some time at Ground Zero Studios in Victoria preparing more etching plates for my Peace landscape themed works. I'm very happy with this one; it represents the local riverbanks simply and accurately. Can't wait to put it into some layered pieces!
Image Size: 8" x 8" page size
2012
Page from Artist's Book
Print 1 of 1; Etching, 2 plates, chine colle, on found paper
I wanted to express the same ideas as in Terra Incognita 1; but in a different medium. This piece was also chosen to travel with the AOTP Exhibit.
Image Size: 8.5" x 8"
2011
Self Portrait: Possessed
Mixed Medium
Midlife 101, Multiple Choice
Mary is
a) daughter
b) sister
c) wife
d) mother
e) all of the above
f) possessed
Image Size: 12" x 10"
Joy in Summer
Acrylic & Indian Ink
I wanted to play! I drew some stylized floral images on the canvas, then had fun painting a random background in many colours. I covered that with transparent and non-transparent white, leaving the floral shapes without pre-determining them.
Image Size: 16" x 20"
2011 - Donated to the Dawson Creek Rotary TV Auction
Summer Beauty
Acrylic with conte
I love the swaths of fire weed that bloom here in the summer months. I wanted to see what I could do by layering darker colours over a stained glass effect of lighter colours. I also wanted to play with the drips...
Image Size: 36" x 24"
2011
Terra Incognita 1
Mixed medium including acrylic paint and elastic bands stitched on
Chosen to travel with the Art of the Peace Travelling Exhibit to various locations in BC and Alberta for 2012 and possibly 2013. The background is expressing the Peace River landscape as a grid, the coloured dots representing where I live. The elastics tied to the grid represent me attached to the landscape.
Image Size: 12" x 12"
2011
Artist's Biography
Biography of Mary Mottishaw
Mary is a Dawson Creek, Canada, painter and printmaker. She is inspired by the space evoked in the Peace River area landscape and the changes that landscape is seeing with increased resource extraction. Her work is informed by ideas, methodically planned, and often symbolic. Mary likes to work in layers; gradually building in significance and meaning.
Mary holds a certificate in Visual Arts from Northern Lights College (Dawson Creek, 2006) and continues her education by participating in workshops and classes. This past year she worked hard for her credits in a drawing class at the College and enjoyed an etching workshop at Ground Zero Studio in Victoria, BC.
Mary has won numerous awards, most recently two Honourable Mentions in the 2011 Peace Liard Regional Juried Art Show. She was gratified to see that many of her printmaking students also were award winners for their prints!
Her most recent shows have been as a member of Inspiration 6; the group of artists who share this website. They showed in Fairview, Alberta in October 2011 and Fort St John in February 2012 and received great reviews.
Mary was the subject of a recent article in the “Art of the Peace” magazine (spring 2011).
She is busy preparing for her upcoming shows and exploring a new theme involving grids and circles that has captivated her imagination!
Inspiration 6 Show Two Pieces Selected for "The Fourth Dimension"
"Seasons"
Participating Artists:
Mary Mottishaw, Mary Parslow, Barbara J. Daley, Cindy Vincent, Judly Templeton, Sandy Troudt
Date: February 3rd -29th, 2012
Location: Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John, BC
"Art of the Peace Travelling Exhibit"
Participating Artists: Mary Mottishaw
Date: 2012
Location: Various galleries in northern BC & Alberta
small group show
Participating Artists: Mary Mottishaw
Date: September 2012
Location: Center for Creative Arts, Grande Prairie, AB
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