MARY ANNE TESSIER

Originally from western New York State, I have lived on the Cape since 1983. The landscape here on Cape Cod is an artist’s dream: a never-ending supply of beaches, boats, sunsets, and sunrises.

 

I have been drawing and painting since a child, and only in recent years have I been able to devote time to my “habit”. I am a pastel painter; pastel is a dry medium, chalk-like in appearance. It can be applied dry, or the painting surface can be under-painted with the pastel stick, and then alcohol-brushed. When the surface is dry, the painting can then be completed with the dry pastel stick. I like to use a sanded paper for my work, although on occasion a handmade paper works nicely for landscapes.

 

I particularly like to do animal portraits. Each little face has its own endearing quality of expression. A personal painting of your pet from your photos can be arranged.

 

I am a juried member of the Eastham Painters, a member of the Yarmouth Art Guild, Nauset Painters, Eastwind Gallery, Cape Cod Art Association, Cape Cod Cultural Center, and Pastel Painters of Arizona.

 

Contact me @ queenmum36@gmail.com