"New Work"

Backyard in Fall
2004
Oil

Minnesota artist Mary Lingen received her B.A. in art from Augsburg College in 1981 and has been painting ever since. Her work has been exhibited in over 20 states and won numerous awards in national competitions, including Juror’s Choice Awards at the National Spring Open Exhibition at the Wayne Art Center and the Great Plains National at the Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art. She has been listed in Art in America’s Annual Guide to Museums, Galleries and Artists on four separate occasions.

Itasca 4
2005
Oil

"I paint the places and plants that I love and know best. Of course, subject matter is the initial use. How I express it says more about whom I am, how I think, how I feel. A work begins as a representational study. The accidents of color and shape are the starting points of abstraction, complexity and chaos. I impose an organization, a systematic way for color and shapes to relate to each other and to the whole composition, discarding any imagery that doesn’t contribute. Color is the wildcard. It defies logic. I look for its magic – if it’s not right the painting is without life."

Tamarack Creek
2004
Oil

Canopy
2005
Oil

Woods 7
2004
Oil

Installation View