“MARY PADGETT VIEWS”

A Year of Pastels by Mary Padgett

The paintings included in 'VIEWS' reflect Mary Padgett's year-long endeavor to record the seasonal imprint on her View from Damon Road in New Woodstock, NY and to explore her changing View of the use of pastel.  The paintings each capture the changing light, color, texture & density of the landscape.  The pastel strokes, lines & marks - pastel in its purest form- each demonstrate the ephemeral, energetic & abstract quality of this seasonal change.  Altogether this body of work is a distinguishing shift in Mary Padgett's career and is a mark of beauty.