Santa
Cruz fine artist Mary Karlton is to have two of her paintings on
display in a show opening this week for the Fresno Regional
Foundation.
SANTA
CRUZ, Calif., January 14, 2013 -- Santa Cruz fine artist Mary
Karlton is to have two of her paintings on display
in a show opening this week for the Fresno
Regional Foundation. Ms. Karlton's featured acrylic
paintings honoring the pomegranate are two of a few dozen works
selected from those initially shown in Madera County Arts Council's
annual Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts show, held in October of
last year. Having initially received a first place ribbon in MCAC's
Pomegranate Festival category, Ms. Karlton's piece "How Are You,
M'Lord?" as well as its companion "Kynthia" are now
moving on to Fresno Regional Foundation's exhibit. The selected works
will be on display till June 30th throughout the offices and
conference rooms at the FRF building, located at 5250 North Palm
Avenue, Suite 424 in Fresno.
About
Mary Karlton
Mary
Karlton studied painting and printmaking in Chicago, San Francisco,
and Santa Fe. Her style is eclectic with highly textured works that
combine elements of collage, photography, and abstraction. She is
captivated by the versatility and expressive potential of acrylic
media. Her heroes in the art world are multifaceted and innovative -
DaVinci, Lautrec, Van Gogh, Picasso, Dali, Magritte, Klimt,
Kandinsky, Schiele, DeKoonig, and Richter.
Her
work has been included in a wide array of exhibitions in Northern and
Southern California, including various books, galleries, and wine
labels.
Recently,
her acrylic painting "Anima," a timeless rendering of the
female archetype, was honored by placing in the Top 5 from more than
700 submissions for the Light, Space, and Time Gallery's juried 2012
Figurative Art Competition.
Mary
lives and paints in the scenic coastal town of Santa Cruz, CA with
her husband, musician and photographer Peter Sterbach. To learn more
about Mary Karlton or to view her online gallery of artwork, please
visit http://www.marykarlton.com.
About
Fresno Regional Foundation
Established
in 1966, Fresno Regional Foundation serves to better it the
California's Central Valley by encouraging philanthropy, charity, and
investment. They seek to serve the needs of their donors by providing
a wide variety of charitable causes and by grouping funds for the
maximum positive impact in the local community. Their areas of focus
cover everything from economic, social, environmental, and
educational, as well as cultural and artistic endeavors. To find out
more about the Fresno Regional Foundation's purpose and history,
please visit http://www.fresnoregfoundation.org.
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Contact:
Mary
Karlton
Mary
Karlton Fine Art
303
Potrero St., Suite 12B
Santa
Cruz, CA, 95060
(831)-466-9660
