Mary Neville Show: Field Trip

Mary Neville Show: Field Trip

NOTE: Mary Neville will be speaking about her work “Field Trip: 30 Days at a Higher Elevation” at the Santa Paula Museum on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 2pm.    OSA painter Mary Neville is featured in a solo show Field Trip: 30 Days at a Higher...
Mary Neville: Filling the well called Inspiration

Mary Neville: Filling the well called Inspiration

What is inspiration? Where is it? How is it harnessed from a swirl of subtle awareness, funneled into the narrow channel of conscious thought and pushed out as something tangible. I believe being present and savoring the moment are key ingredients of inspiration.   I...
Mary Neville: Refreshed

Mary Neville: Refreshed

My creative inquiry lately has been creating paintings that emotionally fuse my past, present and future.  Allowing for subtle shifts of thoughts and action. Less devoted on the horizon line of the future outcome. I am anchoring myself in the present with anticipation...
Mary Neville Art – A Dark Horse Year

Mary Neville Art – A Dark Horse Year

“Dark Horse” Mixed Media on Paper This year was a long shot, Sink or swim time. How do I buoy myself and maintain an art business? I found resources I didn’t know I have. I added fuel to my artistic fire, and found ways to heighten my creative...
Mary Neville – It’s always summer somewhere

Mary Neville – It’s always summer somewhere

Summer 25×25 Summer is waning, shadows now stretch across my courtyard and my succulents are happy for the shade. Pool toys have started to deflate and the elms are dropping leaves on the driveway and all over my car. Here, the orioles have left for now to seek a...
Pamela Grau, Mary Neville and Wrona Gall have exhibit at Azu

Pamela Grau, Mary Neville and Wrona Gall have exhibit at Azu

I love lost socks, not only for their sculptural qualities but because these little gems have gender, character and personalities. They reveal age and purpose while serving as metaphors for community. They show us that we are all the same and yet at the truly...