Artist member · Recording Secretary
Mary started her art career at the tender age of 3 when she awoke before dawn, while her parents were still sleeping, to ‘help’ her dad with a painting he’d almost finished for an art contest. Needless to say, it didn’t end well that day …. but she has been doing art ever since! However, she very seldom gets up before dawn nowadays. Mary earned her BA in Fine Arts at Brooklyn College, City University of NY. She lived in Brooklyn and Queens for almost 28 years before pulling up stakes in 2007 and moving to Santa Barbara where her husband, Sean, grew up and where they now reside. She has two sons, Jason, who lives in upstate NY with his family, and Connor, who lives in Santa Barbara. Mary lived in at least six states and three foreign countries while growing up because of her father’s career in the Air Force. Her experiences have inspired a sense of resilience, adventure, openness to other cultures, and a love of travel. Mary is the illustrator of Adam Names the Animals, a delightful picture book written by her sister, Beth Wyndham. While the book is based on an Old Testament story, it appeals to people of all backgrounds for its message of friendship and perseverance. Besides, who doesn’t like a bunch of cute, colorful animals and a playful kid running around?! This was a labor of love that took four years to complete (talk about perseverance!) and so much tissue paper that Mary still can’t wrap a present without going into shock! Mary is a member of the Santa Barbara and Goleta Valley Art Associations and shows her work in their local venues.