ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES - MARYBETH THORNGREN

When I was three years old, my mother set up my first easel, Mary Beth Thorngren recalls, "and it is the same easel I use today." After receiving a B.F.A. in painting from East Texas State University, Mary Beth headed to London to concentrate on her skills in watercolor. Mary Beth approaches the empty canvas with brush and paint, never sketching an image in advance. She works in the style of the Abstract Expressionists, applying the paint rapidly and loosely. Jackson Pollack is among her many influences.

Now living in the Colorado Springs, Mary Beth is established as a member of the Denver Art Company. The alliance with DAC has increased the exposure of Mary Beth's original artwork throughout the country.