MarySue Veerkamp-Schwab

Mary Sue says, “Painting plein air is her favorite because it is so spontaneous, capturing light and time of day, a particular moment on canvas.” When a buyer purchases one of her paintings, they see that story. The artist and buyer share an intimate moment that opens a dialogue.

Her paintings have been shaped by her travels with her husband who is also a painter. Mary Sue attributes the building blocks of her education with the time spent in the field painting as fundamental to her art. Her paintings are held in private collections nationally.

Her training includes Art Students League with Max Ginsburg, Ephraim Rubenstein, and Fredrick Brosen; Scottsdale Art School with Chris Groves and watercolorist Michiyo Fukushima, who notes MarySue is exceedingly comfortable working in multiple media, including oil, watercolor, and pastel.

Early in her training, she attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati and Edgecliff College. In addition to painting many commissions, MarySue’s career includes graphic design, storyboard artist, and teaching K-12, university-level, and adult art classes. Currently, she teaches painting, drawing, and calligraphy at Ivy Tech, Bloomington.

MarySue is an active member of many professional organizations, including:

• Indiana Artist Club
• National Watercolor Society
• Indiana Watercolor Society (Signature Member)
• Bloomington Watercolor Society (Signature Member)
• Indiana Plein Air Painters
• Hoosier Salon
• Ohio Watercolor Society
• Northern Arizona Watercolor Society

She is also a founding member of the Upland Painters Association, Friends of T.C. Steele, and the Brown County Gallery Artist Association.

In addition to many awards and honors, she has exhibited at the Women’s Art Club of Cincinnati, Newfields/Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Brown County Gallery, the Brown County Artist Guild, the Indiana State Museum, the Richmond Museum of Art (Richmond, IN), the HACC Midwest show, and others.

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