See Through
an Artist’s Eyes!

Come along with me as I catch the light, color, and clouds across the landscape.

In my latest adventure I’ve been deep in the SC/GA Lowcountry, creating my latest daily painting project.

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Welcome! I’m Mary Gilkerson, an artist obsessed with capturing color & light in my paintings.
My fascination for the way that light moves through the natural world keeps me deeply connected to the spaces and places I move through on a daily basis.
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Paintings…

Pines on Bank

 “Pines On Bank”, oil on panel, 7 x 5″, © Mary Bentz Gilkerson $325 (unframed) + $15 shipping
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Storm over the Salt Marsh

“Storm over the Salt Marsh”, oil, 5 x 7″, © Mary Bentz Gilkerson

The captivating odor of salty air, hot sun on warm cedars and pines, and the rich tang of pluff mud.

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Golden Fall, Botany Bay

“Golden Fall, Botany Bay”, oil, 6 x 6”, © Mary Bentz Gilkerson The golden fall light paints the marshes of Botany Bay with rich color beyond the…

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Spanish Hammock, Tybee Island

“Spanish Hammock, Tybee”, oil, Racing clouds cast strong patterns of light and shadows across both Spanish Hammock and the distant marsh on Tybee Island…

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Dawn Light, Edisto

​“Dawn Light, Edisto”, oil, 5 x 7″, © Mary Bentz Gilkerson I love the pre-dawn early morning light. I’ve stayed in a house on Scott Creek on Edisto…

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About Painting…

How Do I Sell Art Online

What’s the single most important thing other than your art, if you want to sell art online? Hint: it’s not your website. Or your email list... Or even your social media. That one thing? It's an audience of Ideal Collectors. And in today's video I'm gonna explain what...
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How to NOT be a Starving Artist & Thrive Instead

Have you ever heard the phrase “Starving Artist”? I’ll bet you have.Myths about what it means to be an artist have been around as long as…

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How to Know You’re an Artist

Have you ever wondered what makes you an artist? How to know if you are one?? I"ve got a great free FB group ART+WORK+LIVING, and they shared some of their ideas on a post recently. Some are external signs that the rest of the world notices like having a bit of paint...
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How Color Creates Light

In the picture, color creates the light. - Hans Hofmann Creating light is about knowing how to use color. So a student asked me about how to capture the light of a hazy day. Here’s what I told her Look at the colors you see. Paint the value and color masses you see...
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How to Overcome the Fear of Failure

Ever been afraid to paint. Afraid to make a bad painting so you just don’t. Been frozen and the voice in your head stuck on a loop…

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