Gallery Los Olivos will feature artist Mary Jean Connors, whose work will hang in the Artist’s Guild Section of Gallery Los Olivos, for July. Occupying one wall of that section will be Mary Jean’s luminous, colorful florals.
Connors began painting after her retirement from a career as a reporter, editor, and corporate executive in the newspaper business. To improve her skills she has taken many classes and workshops, in both oils and watercolors.
She has won awards, including first place and juror’s award from local juried art shows in the Santa Ynez Valley, as well as in the Florida Keys, where she spends her winters. Her preferred medium is oil, and her favorite subjects are botanical. If it grows in her garden, she will paint it.
Connors also hangs her work in another section of Gallery Los Olivos. Her work will hang in the Artist’s Guild section from July 7 to 31. Gallery Los Olivos is located at 2920 Grand Ave.in Los Olivos. For more information, call 688-7517.
This article appears in Jun 17-24, 2010.