Artwork by
Mary D. Ott
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Bouquet of Grasses LXVI (2010) Monotype
on Stonehenge Natural 10"
x 10" Framed 18.25" x 17.25"
Silver Grass IV (2011) Monotype
on Lokta Natural 8" x
8" Framed 18.25" x 17.25"
Wide Grass (2009) Etching
with aquatint and color viscosity on Kochi 9" x
24" Framed 20.5" x
34.75"
Two Wide Grass Panels (2010) Two
etchings with aquatint on Unryu, hemmed; bamboo;
cotton cord 46"
x 30"
Blue, Yellow and Green Grasses (2010) Unique
soft ground etching with screenprint Framed
38" x 29"
Bouquet of Grasses LVII (2010) Monotype 10"
x 10" Framed
18.25" x 17.25"
Bouquet of Grasses LII (2010) Monotype 10"
x 10" Framed
18.25" x 17.25" |
Come to my Exhibit at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD! February 6 through April 8, 2012 This solo exhibit features monotypes with images of
ornamental grasses from two series of prints, ÒBouquet of GrassesÓ and
ÒSilver Grass.Ó The location is the Education Hallway at Brookside
Gardens Visitors Center, located at 1800 Glenallen Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902
(301-962-1400). The hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily. Admission is free. Washington Post Review of my Exhibit Grasses at Touchstone Gallery Excerpted from: The
Washington Post
Style--Galleries
April 29, 2011
By Mark Jenkins
Natural
selections
Two other local artists, showing together at Touchstone Gallery, exercise a more modest sort of control over nature
imagery. Mary D. OttÕs prints of wild grasses and Janet WheelerÕs mixed-media
ÒnestsÕÕ present their subjects in manageable sizes and formats, and
emphasize craft over conceptualism. Ott uses dried ornamental grasses as the motifs for
monotypes and screen prints that showcase color as much as form. Some prints
show wispy shapes on white backgrounds, while others frame the grassÕs
fragile outlines in reverse and are primarily blocks of bold colors, including
reds and red-browns. (Few are of these works are green.) The artist also
suggests grass in etchings that are actually made with thread, creating rows
of thin lines that evoke stalks. These Òwide grassÕÕ pieces are sometimes
printed in ways that abstract the basic design. OttÕs prints suggest traditional Asian art, and some
of them are printed on Japanese kochi or Thai unryu paper, adding vegetable
textures to the images of vegetation. The pieces are beautifully made and
unapologetically decorative. This work may perform merely the gentlest of
twists on its natural inspirations, but it does so with skill and grace. Since they incorporate eggs, feathers and bit of
bone, WheelerÕs nests are more complicatedÉ. Jenkins is a freelance writer. Nests With a Twist
and Grasses by
Janet Wheeler and Mary D. Ott, respectively, are on view through Sunday at
Touchstone Gallery, 901 New York Ave. NW. Gallery hours are
Wednesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday
noon-5 p.m. Visit www.touchstonegallery.com or call 202-347-2787. - - - - - Touchstone
Exhibit 2011 This
exhibit of original hand-pulled prints—etchings, screenprints,
monotypes, and mixed-media prints—comprised diverse images with grasses as their theme. The etching
ÒWide GrassÓ was presented in a number of variations, including single
images, multiple images, and combinations of a number of prints in hanging
cascades. The
etching ÒGrass BouquetÓ was combined with screenprinting to create
mixed-media prints. Monotypes that are part of the series ÒBouquet of
GrassesÓ were displayed in an array that highlighted their bright and
contrasting colors. The prints are all variations on the theme of grasses. Images
of some of the prints in the exhibit are shown on the left of this page. Media Acrylic
and Mixed-Media Painting and Drawing Examples of
Artwork Prints of Landscapes and Interiors Commentary Works in my Bouquet of Grasses series were
featured at Touchstone Gallery in 2008. Ellyn Weiss (www.eweissart.com) blogged: ÒMaryÕs
delicate monoprints of grasses have been refined to their essence; they are
beautiful, simple, shimmering.Ó - - - - - In an
article in 2006, The University of Chicago Magazine featured my paintings and prints. Be sure to click on
ÒRead More.Ó - - - - - To inquire about the artwork or provide feedback on this website, please contact me at: marydott@earthlink.net No part of this web site may be reproduced without the written permission of Mary D. Ott. Page revised December 2011. |
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