A folded piece of paper changed Mary's life. She found herself fascinated by the 3-dimensional graphic designs resulting from folded pieces of paper during an elective college course entitled "The Elements and Principles of Design." This fascination influenced Mary to pursue a very creative career; she earned a degree in Interior Design and worked in that field for years. One of her favorite roles was assisting clients with their art acquisitions or curating their collections. Her interest in fine art blossomed.

A debilitating health condition forced Mary to put her career on hold; during her therapy, she was given a piece of advice that again changed her life. That advice? Follow your dreams. Mary's dream was to become an artist herself; she followed it and today Mary is a full-time artist living in San Antonio.

To realize her dream, Mary began to develop her skills as a painter during her recovery, and she spent years studying at the San Antonio School of Art. She followed that by working with with numerous renowned national and international artists in workshops and online. She decided to work primarily in acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Her expressive paintings focus on movement, color, and line and are painted in a non-objective abstract style inspired, she says, by her admiration of the work done by Willem de Kooning.

Mary is now an award-winning artist and her work is in private and corporate collections across the United States. She is represented by Art Gallery Prudencia and St. James Place in San Antonio, TX. Mary has been selected for several juried shows in Texas and has many exhibitions, both group and two-person, to her credit. Her first solo exhibition will be in the Fall of 2023.

    A R T W O R K S

Stacked Perspectives Mary James 23.5 x 12.75 in    Acrylic & mixed media on architectural plan paper

Love Mary James 22 x 15 x 1.5 in    Acrylic & mixed media on paper, mounted on panel

Start of Day Mary James 11.5 x 7 in    Acrylic & collage on paper

Waiting Mary James 24 x 18 in    Acrylic on canvas

Dream World 2 Mary James 13 x 13 x 1.5 in    Acrylic/collage/mixed media on paper mounted onto panel

Dream World 3 Mary James 13 x 13 x 1.5 in    Acrylic/collage/mixed media on paper mounted onto panel

Dream World 1 Mary James 16 x 16 x 2 in    Acrylic/collage/mixed media on paper mounted onto panel

Living Water Mary James 36 x 36 x l.5 in    Acrylic & mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas, framed

Into Spring Mary James 16 x 16 x 2 in    Acrylic/mixed media on paper mounted onto panel

Tropical Embrace Mary James 8 x 8    Acrylic Monotype with Photographic Transparency Overlay

Tropical Flow Mary James 8 x 8    Acrylic Monotype with Photographic Transparency Overlay

Tropical Rhythm Mary James 8 x 8    Acrylic Monotype with Photographic Transparency Overlay

Drifting Light Mary James 24 x 24 x 1.5 in    Acrylic/mixed media on panel

Emergence Mary James 24 x 24 x 1.5 in    Acrylic/mixed media on panel

Amelia Mary James 24 x 18 x 1.5    Acrylic/mixed media on canvas

Remembering LA Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic/mixed media on cradled panel

Dream Layers Mary James 40 x 30 x 1.5    Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Gypsy Wind Mary James 48 x 36    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas

Remnants Mary James 30 x 24    Mixed media on cradled panel

Quest for the Unseen Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic/mixed media on panel

What Is and What Was Mary James 46 x 92    Diptych, Acrylic/mixed media on custom gallery wrapped canvas

Choosing Faith Mary James 51 x 35    Acrylic/mixed media on custom gallery wrapped canvas

Forging New Horizons Mary James 30 x 24    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas, framed

Frayed Edges Mary James 30 x 40    Acrylic/mixed media on canvas, framed

Journey Into Abstract Realms Mary James 47 x 47    Acrylic/mixed media on custom gallery wrapped canvas

One Fragile Moment Mary James 46 x 64    Acrylic/mixed media on custom gallery wrapped canvas

Glimpse of Stillness Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas, framed

Stolen Moments 2 Mary James 9.75 x 7.75    Oil and cold wax

Stolen Moments 3 Mary James 9.75 x 7.75    Oil and cold wax

Stolen Moments 4 Mary James 9.75 x 7.75    Oil and cold wax

Stolen Moments 5 Mary James 9.75 x 7.75    Oil and cold wax

Stolen Moments 6 Mary James 9.75 x 6.75    Oil and cold wax

Stolen Moments 8 Mary James 9.75 x 7.75    Oil and cold wax

Stolen Moments 9 Mary James 9.75 x 7.75    Oil and cold wax

The Dance of Memory Mary James 38 x 64    Acrylic/mixed media on custom gallery wrapped canvas

Unchartered Passages Mary James 38 x 32    Acrylic/mixed media on custom gallery wrapped canvas

Where Shadows Fall 1 & 2 Mary James 24 x 40    Diptych,Acrylic/mixed media on canvas, framed

After Glow Mary James 45 x 47    Acrylic/mixed media on custom gallery wrapped canvas

Celebration Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Changing Direction 2/2 Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Indigo Rhapsody Mary James 60 x 60    Acrylic/dry media on canvas, 4 - 30x30

Lost a While Mary James 40 x 30    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas

The Love of Life Mary James 20 x 20    Acrylic and dry media on canvas

Transcending Boundaries Mary James 30 x 30    Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

The Sound of Still Water Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas

Butterfly Path Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas

A Moment Suspended in Time Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic/mixed media on canvas

For the Love of Blue Mary James 30 x 40    Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

    S O L D    W O R K S

Soul's Delight Mary James 24 x 24 x 1.5    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas

Solitude Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas

Winter's Embrace Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas

Pippa Mary James 12.5 x 9.5 in.    Acrylic & collage on paper

Mystic Journey Mary James 12 x 12    Acrylic & dry media on aluminum panel

The Light Comes Through Mary James 12 x 12    Acrylic & dry media on aluminum panel

Journey Within Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic/mixed media

Threads of Transformation Mary James 55 x 18    Acrylic/mixed media

Radiant Depths Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic/mixed media

Battles Within Mary James 30 x 30    Acrylic/mixed media

Rhythm of Transition Mary James 52 x 41    Acrylic/mixed media

The Secret Began with a Song Mary James 18 x 18    Acrylic/mixed media

All This Joy Mary James 12 x 12    Oil and Cold Wax

Touch the Sky Mary James 12 x 12    Mixed media

Natures Daydream Mary James 12 x 12    Mixed media

Layers of Discovery Mary James 42 x 34    Acrylic/mixed media

Shades of Resillience Mary James 52 x 36    Acrylic Inks/paint/mixed media

The Path Less Traveled Mary James 46 x 22    Acrylic/mixed media

Betwixt and Between Mary James 30 x 30    Acrylic w/charcoal on Canvas

If Not Now, When 2 Mary James 43 x 51    Acrylic/mixed media on canvas

Abundance Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic and dry media

Awaken the Dawn Mary James 30 x 40    Acrylic on Canvas

Come Home to the Sea Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic and dry media

Doorway to a Dream Mary James 40 x 30    Acrylic on canvas

Feminine Intuition Mary James 20 x 20    Acrylic on canvas

History of the Heart Mary James 48 x 36    Acrylic on canvas

Higher Ground Mary James 20 x 20    Acrylic/dry media

Indication Mary James 20 x 20    Acrylic on canvas

Indigo Summer Mary James 48 x 48    Acrylic on canvas

Letting Go Mary James 24 x 24    Acrylic and dry media

Memories From the Past Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic and charcoal

River of Souls Mary James 30 x 30    Acrylic on canvas

Spring Song 2 Mary James 12 x 12    Acrylic and dry media

Midnight Moonlight Mary James 30 x 24    Acrylic/dry media on canvas

Spirit Within Mary James 48 x 36    Acrylic and dry media

Sunset Serenade Mary James 36 x 36    Acrylic and dry media

Taking Flight Mary James 30 x 40    Acrylic on Canvas

The Sense of Place 9 Mary James 12 x 12    Acrylic and dry media