See Through
an Artist’s Eyes!

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

In my latest adventure I’ve been deep in the SC Lowcountry, creating a new collection of paintings.

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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…

Rice Fields, Winter Light

I painted this on a breezy afternoon with scudding clouds and gorgeous flickering light out over the old rice fields at the Savannah Wildlife Refuge. I spent January painting outdoors in the Wildlife Refuge, at Fort Pulaski, and on Tybee Island for the Strada Easel...
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Red Cedar, Dunes

Red cedars standing strong deep in the dunes.Cedars are one of the few trees/shrubs that thrive directly on the beach…

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St. Helena Sound, Storm Clouds

Even a cloudy day is interesting over St. Helena Sound. A silvery grey day with scudding clouds and soft light. Spending a week painting on Edisto Island. Lots of changing light and the occasional early morning visitor.
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Rice Fields, Storm Clouds

  I’ve been preoccupied with all that goes along with splitting my time now between Savannah, GA and Columbia, SC. Not sure why I thought that was going to be easy! Can you relate? But I've still been doing a lot of plein air work as the summer has moved into...
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Summer Greens

We’re deep in the midst of summer greens here in the Lowcountry!

I haven’t been able to paint outside for a month, the longest I’ve gone without it for ages.

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About Painting…

Selling Your Art: Where to Start

In the last episode I talked about the top 3 reasons why you should want to sell your paintings: 1- You’ll make more money 2- You’ll make better paintings 3- You’ll build a relationship with an audience for your work Hands down, most of the questions and responses...
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Are You Ready to Start Selling Your Paintings?

In my last video I talked about whether the style you work in matters in making sales from your artwork. But maybe you’re not even sure you WANT to sell your work. I hear lots of reasons why artists say they don’t want to sell their work. Emotional attachment to...
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Does Style Matter in Selling Your Art?

Have you wondered if the style that you paint in - representation, abstraction, impressionism, expressionism, etc. -  matters in selling your art? In other words, does one style sell better than another? The truth is the art world has changed. There isn’t actually...
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3 Liberating Truths that Kill the Myth of the Starving Artist

Paulo Coelho: “If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: NEVER LIE TO YOURSELF.” So…what’s a liberating truth? It’s the opposite of a limiting belief. If a limiting belief holds you back, a liberating truth sets you free. That liberating truth...
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Creativity Hack #7: Follow Your Curiosity

A strong driving force can be a great motivator to creativity. But some of them I hear talked about are not going to work as well as others. Market vs…

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