Mary Gunning paints from the heart.  Her energy and emotions radiate from every painting.  Her art is bold, colorful and Expressionistic.  A very popular artist, Gunning’s solo-show openings have always been exciting events. The great variety of her color combinations allows her paintings to appeal to a variety of tastes and moods.

Biography

Gunning  studied at the Heritage School for Art and heads the Summer Youth Fine Art Program at the Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.  She has been a popular fixture at the Y for over 15 years.  Gunning’s art program combines music, poetry and visual art as she finds this boosts her student’s creativity. 

Artist’s Statement

My painting are my life and my world view.  They always contain a duality of hope and despair.  How can you understand or appreciate joy without experiencing pain.

As an expressionist, I garner insight from everything around me.  When I paint, I do so in one sitting – listening to the same music over and over again.  This enables me to sustain a consistent vision and intensity, allowing my canvas to come alive with the feelings

inside me.  The passionate style of Van Gogh and the

moving, painful images of  Edvard Munch have been the           

biggest influences on my work.        

© Mary Gunning The artist
Mary Gunning is pictured in front of one of paintings.

© Mary Gunning Joined, 00”x 00”,
acrylics on canvas.  $