Maria Reardon
Maria Reardon is a Virginia native and a country girl at heart, with a love for the outdoors and the natural landscape. With a degree in illustration she pursued a successful career in advertising then returned to the focus of fine art. Painting and drawing have always been important to her, and she enjoys working in the plein air tradition for the creation of most of her work. She participates in plein air events and often travels, seeking out inspirational landscape locations, from coastal lands to mountainous vistas to urban scenes. Her work is represented by several galleries around Virginia and she is a sought-after instructor for plein air classes and workshops.
“My passion is plein air painting and the authentic experience of working directly from life. I approach painting as an opportunity to explore something new; a new subject matter, a new color or technique. That’s one of the things I love about plein air and painting from life, the experience will be different and exciting every time. I try to capture the essence of a scene and my paintings are just as much about a moment in time as about a specific scene or subject. Working in pastels and oils, I use vibrant colors in an energetic painterly fashion to capture the light and mood of a location.”
Bath County Plein Air Festival - 2019 - Award , Party on the Avenues and Arts Richmond VA 2019, Chincoteague VA Plein Air 2019
Floyd Plein Air 2019, Bath County 2019 - Best in Show Award, Gloucester Virginia Plein Air Festival 2019 Award Winner, Coastal Plein Air Virginia 2019 First Place Award Winner, Plein Air Unleashed Virginia 2019
https://www.mariareardon.com/
“My passion is plein air painting and the authentic experience of working directly from life. I approach painting as an opportunity to explore something new; a new subject matter, a new color or technique. That’s one of the things I love about plein air and painting from life, the experience will be different and exciting every time. I try to capture the essence of a scene and my paintings are just as much about a moment in time as about a specific scene or subject. Working in pastels and oils, I use vibrant colors in an energetic painterly fashion to capture the light and mood of a location.”
Bath County Plein Air Festival - 2019 - Award , Party on the Avenues and Arts Richmond VA 2019, Chincoteague VA Plein Air 2019
Floyd Plein Air 2019, Bath County 2019 - Best in Show Award, Gloucester Virginia Plein Air Festival 2019 Award Winner, Coastal Plein Air Virginia 2019 First Place Award Winner, Plein Air Unleashed Virginia 2019
https://www.mariareardon.com/
