October 2, 2013

Artist Mary Qian demonstration

Liberty
Last month I introduced you to artist Stephanie Birdsall. Today I'm even more excited to introduce you to artist Mary Qian (pronounced like Chien).  From the moment I found out that Mary would be doing a demonstration at Saks Galleries I was giddy with excitement.  I love her work!  LOVE IT! LOVE IT!  

Mary paints florals and figurative.  I am a huge fan of her figurative work so I was hoping she'd be painting a person for her demonstration but I didn't let my hopes get up too high because I knew florals would be much easier to set up.

When we showed up Mary was already painting and it was a figurative!  I can't even begin to describe how my craziness and excitement went off the charts and I couldn't even sit down.  I'm sure Mr. H wanted to hide and not claim me as his wife that afternoon.  I know I must sound like a fan meeting a celebrity or something, but to me it was sort of like that since I loved her work so much.

As she painted she described using techniques of hard and soft edges to keep the viewers eyes on the canvass.  She talked about using a light easel so she can carry it around if she is painting on site.  



She even uses styrofoam plates instead of a traditional paint palette because they're so much lighter to hold for extended periods of time. 

I love this one of the model taking a picture of her portrait. Can you just imagine if Mona Lisa or The Girl with the Pearl Earring jumped up after their sittings to take a picture of the painting?  

My favorite work of hers is "An Innocent Gaze". I just love the girl's face, how serene it looks.  I also love the colors in the painting.

An Innocent Gaze
Here are some other ones I love.
Passing Times
Lily
Winter

After going home and obsessing thinking about it for a few days, we went back and purchased An Innocent Gaze!  Here it is in my dining room. I just love it so much and make it a point to sit down and truly appreciate it for a few minutes each day.

If you'd like more information on Mary, here is her website www.maryqian.com

Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you would like a chance to win the herb box made from a wine crate.  Just visit my previous post for details! 

19 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your beautiful new painting, Khammany!! Really beautiful. Thanks for featuring Mary Qian's work. What a talent she is!
    x Loi

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  2. This is so beautiful! I'm in love! I hope are works are affordable, since they are so beautiful and almost like pictures! The eyes are what captured my attention the most!!! Love it!

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  3. Thank you for sharing this talented artist with your readers! I am not familiar with this particular artist, but we have several paintings of women in our home too. I will definitely go to Mary's website!
    Thankyou!
    Jemma

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  4. Absolutely beautiful! What a talent and so glad your are also a big lover of art!
    Best
    Karolyn

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  5. Wow - that is one beautiful painting Khammany. It looks so lovely where you have hung it - I am so glad you take the time to sit & appreciate it each day - I love her figurines, but also her flowers look so real also. Thanks for sharing the very talented ladies work ... I would never have known about her otherwise.

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  6. Her work is amazing. I can't believe that someone could be so talented. It's definitely God-given! How awesome it must have been to see this painting in real life. It turned out stunning - I love the model's clothes and the chair she sat in. What a thrill to purchase one of the artist's painting. It looks lovely in your home.

    XOXO,
    Meredtih

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  7. Amazing artist. I love Lily and Liberty.

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  8. Oh, her work is beautiful. I'm so glad you went back and got the piece "An Innocent Gaze" because it just looks like something that I would have in my home too. What a wonderful artist she is. It looks lovely in your dining room.

    Happy October!

    Love,
    ~Sheri

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  9. wow is she talented! So happy got a painting of something that really spoke to you! Enjoy it.
    xo Nancy

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  10. Wonderful painting, and so much talent. Love the painting you were able to get, looks great in your dining room.
    Sandy

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  11. How exciting to watch the artist at work and own one of her beautiful paintings. I'd have a hard time tearing myself away from it if it hung in my home.

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  12. I loved this post, Khammany and could feel your excitement; it JUMPED off the screen! Mary Quian is obviously a talented and gifted artist. Both her florals and figuratives are most intriguing - the detail! Thanks for introducing us to her, for featuring her in action and congrats on your new painting; it is beautiful.

    Poppy

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  13. Thanks for entroduicing me to such a painter. Her work is very interesting and I can't believe yoou have that paiting to watch every day!

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  14. How amazing....her art looks so real! I'm glad you bought the one you liked best. You'll enjoy it for years to come! Have a good weekend! Hugs!

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  15. Wow! So beautiful! It looks so timeless and so very realistic! Congratulations on " Innocent Gaze" looks amazing on your wall:) Thanks for sharing such beautiful work of art with us! Happy weekend! Hugs, Poppy

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  16. Wow! So beautiful! It looks so timeless and so very realistic! Congratulations on " Innocent Gaze" looks amazing on your wall:) Thanks for sharing such beautiful work of art with us! Happy weekend! Hugs, Poppy

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  17. What a wonderful painting. I am in awe of artists who can paint like Mary Qian. What beautiful art you have posted.
    thank you for your visit and comment on my blog.
    betsy

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  18. A beautiful post of an amazing talented artist. Your purchase is stunning.

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  19. I just discovered Mary Qian. I just started painting at the beginning of the year 2015 after 41 years of not doing any art at all. I like the work of Mary Qian because I like her style or shall we say her brushwork. Therefore I look upon Mary Qian as someone whom I would like to say inspires me.

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