The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS members are multi-talented and multi-dimensional individuals whose interests and experiences extend beyond their art studios. In this article you’ll discover fascinating and fun facts about our artist members. This is Part II of a series. Also read Fascinating and Fun Facts About Our Artist Members Part I and Fascinating and Fun Facts About Our Artist Members Part III
The artists’ names will take you to their pages where you can view their art and read about their inspiration and art career accomplishments. Visit their websites and contact them directly to purchase their art.
Mary Lou Dauray
She is a world-traveler and an arts advocate, instrumental in helping to sponsor RAW (“Recognizing the Art of Women at the Norton Museum”). She has contributed outstanding articles on The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS about eco-art and artists. You can read about her art series to raise awareness about coal burning in this article. She received an Award of Excellence in the “HerStory” 2019 online art exhibition. In 2018 an article about her work was published by Beyond Nuclear International (BNI), a project of Beyond Nuclear, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. She also did a podcast in Tucson, Arizona about nuclear energy for “Mrs. Green’s World”.
Her series of Iceland oil paintings were shown at the Olympics in London under the auspices of “Art of the Olympians” to tie in with an environmental panel discussing the impact of climate change. Her work is in numerous collections around the globe.
Mary Chaplin
Mary Chaplin’s many accolades include being featured in several publications and the cover of Artists Magazine. She has received many Awards of Excellence from Manhattan Arts International and The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS. She received an invitation by the City of Méru to present a retrospective of 12 years of research on the theme of light in abstraction.
On her website she has a video that shows how she expresses her feelings artistically regarding her father’s Alzheimer’s dementia, through the healing power of art and creation.
Therese Boisclair
She spent a long time searching for the “right medium” to explore her artistic talents. Her innovative works of art have attracted numerous awards and recognition including Best of Show in the exhibition Liberated Dreams, held at the Estense Castle in Ferrarra, Italy.
She enjoys outdoor life, in nature. She is an avid cyclist, golfer and was an avid downhill skier “before some health problems.” She states, “To be outside where I can enjoy the sun on my skin and commute with nature is where I really feel alive.”
Tanis Bula
She won a Featured Artist Membership Award in our “The Healing Power of Color” exhibition. In 2015 she was selected to paint fiberglass cat for the Cat Care Society. Tanis was also selected to be among several artists to visit and paint for three weeks en plein air in Auvilar, France. The artists says, “I like to travel the world. One of my favorite places is Venice, Italy.”
Tanis also tells us she has become an animal lover. “We have a black cat named Mr. Sandman who is spoiled rotten.”
If you enjoyed reading about members of The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS, check out Fascinating and Fun Facts About Our Artist Members Part I and Fascinating and Fun Facts About Our Artist Members Part III
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Renee Phillips says
Dear Amie, Thank you very much for taking the time to write your kind message. I love every minute of what I do on behalf of artists, so I never feel as though it is work. I wish you positive abundance in every area of your life this coming year and many years beyond. I hope to see your art website soon. 🙂 With gratitude, Renee