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Mary Endico Narrative Bio : 06/20/2015
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I push the limits of
color, design, and perspective as my watercolors remain stripped of
objective content. As such they present to the viewer a natural gateway of
insight into the basic metaphors of conscious aesthetic.
In 1993 after 17 years
working as a full time professional artist using traditional translucent
technique, I embarked on a journey to combine the studio practices of oil
and acrylics (such as scumbling, dragging, and rubbing) adding to my
already established wet-on-wet watercolor process while still retaining
pure aqueous materials. In the 25 years since,
I have succeeded in enriching the syntax and pushing the boundaries of the
watercolor lexicon.
I choose wet-on-wet
watercolor technique as my primary medium because it is dynamic and
exciting—immediate and unforgiving. As soon as the water is applied the
stopwatch is triggered. Then every stroke counts against you. Mistakes
cannot be re-worked or edited, so careful pre-planning is a must. It is
satisfying to succeed with colors that are crisp, clean, and unmuddied,
maintaining the composition’s integrity and at the same time expanding the
watercolor word-stock.
All my haute conduite
watercolors are painted using museum quality materials and conservation
technique to insure the work will survive generations.
-Mary Endico
Mary Endico has been a
professional watercolorist for nearly half a century.
In 2001 the National
Watercolor Society elected Mary to signature membership. She is included
in Who's Who in America and Who’s Who in American Women. Mary graduated
from Boston University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She also
enjoys Signature Membership to the Kentucky Watercolor Society and the
North East Watercolor Society where she served on the Board of Directors.
Formerly Mary was a Signature Member of the Knickerbocker Artists and an
Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City.
Her work is exhibited
nationally in juried museum and gallery competitions. In addition to being
selected for numerous awards, Mary supports artistic merit by sponsoring
award programs of selected art organizations. In her active career Mary
has been a guest lecturer, juror and watercolor demonstrator—as well as
artist consultant for D’Arches fine art papers. Very early she was
published in Art Of Young America.
selected national
exhibitions
National Arts Club,
National Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Audubon Artists,
Knickerbocker Artists, San Diego Watercolor Society, Catherine Lorillard
Wolfe Club, Hudson Valley Artists, Mamaroneck Arist's Guild, National
Exhibition of American Watercolors, Georgia Watercolor Society, Art of
Rockland and Orange County Invitational, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society,
Pittsburgh Aqueous, Louisiana International, Kentucky Watercolor Society,
Midlantic Regional, Pennsylvania Society of Watercolor Painters,
Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists, Northeast Watercolor Society and the
International Society of Experimental Artists. For an extended listing
with awards see:
http://www.endico.com/info/show/index.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endico
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