Watercolor artist Mary Whyte is a teacher and author whose figurative paintings have earned national recognition. A resident of Johns Island, South Carolina, Whyte garners much of her inspiration from the Gullah descendents of coastal Carolina slaves who number among her most prominent subjects. Her portraits are included in numerous corporate, private, and university collections, as well as in the permanent collections of South Carolina's Greenville County Museum of Art and the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston. Her paintings have been featured in International Artist, Artist, American Artist, Watercolor, and American Art Collector, L'Art de Aquarelle, and numerous other publications. Whyte is the author of Alfreda's World, a compilation of her Gullah paintings, as well as An Artist's Way of Seeing and Watercolor for the Serious Beginner. Her work can be found at Coleman Fine Art in Charleston.
Mary Whyte is a magnificent artist who has mastered watercolor--one
of the most difficult of all painting mediums. Here, she shows us
phenomenal skill in portraying rural southern life with an empathy
that celebrates the spirit of her subjects, their great passion for
their work, and their resilience in facing life's hurdles. Her
written narratives which accompany these images are as delightful,
tender, and moving as the art itself. Jonathan Green, southern
artist
Something precious and disappearing that is honored by art has
increased chances of being preserved--and honored anew. Mary
Whyte's magical and elegant paintings and sketches do battle with
that great modern two-faced robber: technology. Clyde Edgerton,
southern author and artist
Whyte shares incredibly moving portraits of southerners who work on
the edge--invisible to mainstream America. Through her paintings,
sketches, and text, she captures workers like an oyster shucker in
Urbanna, Virginia; a boatbuilder in Bayou la Batre, Alabama; and an
elevator operator in Jackson, Mississippi. She celebrates and
honors their lives in this truly memorable volume. William R.
Ferris, Center for the Study of the American South, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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