Our demonstrator was Mary Taggart, who did a demonstration using Gouache.
The meeting was held in the Guild Hall, First Congregational Church (middle side door), Sanborn Street, Reading, Wednesday February 8th, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
We have some photographs of the event in case you could not make it there in person.
This is Mary's setup.
We had a small, but very interested group of attendees.
Mary's subject for the demo.
Mary starts the drawing using a ruler to lay out the large shapes.
Here she describes her pallet.
Matching a paint color.
Laying in the teal of the cloth under the vase.
Closeup of the progress so far.
Putting in the petals.
Another closeup.
Continuing to refine the painting.
Looking like the flower now.
Adding the leaves.
Enhancing the darks.
The finished painting.
Mary was raised in Wakefield, attending Wakefield public schools. She then went on to receive her bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Massachusetts College of Art, graduating with honors in Art Education. She taught art at Masconomet Regional High School and in the Methuen public schools before launching a mural business. She opened the studio in 2009, where she has been happily painting and teaching ever since.
You can find out more at Mary's website, http://www.taggartstudio.com/