Featured Cover Artist: Mary Lovein
Ordinary becoming extraordinary—this describes Mary Lovein’s art journey to a T.
As a young mother, she took up oil painting for a hobby, and found she had a knack for it. Her first painting sold when she was a 21-year-old art student.
Mary has painted and drawn in just about every medium and style.
For her photo art she uses a Canon Rebel camera and a desktop computer with lots of ram and hard drive space. Her creative medium of choice is Adobe Photoshop, where she continues to develop her skills.
Mary enjoys being behind the camera and takes photos of just about everything. After uploading the images, she will often use digital layers and virtual tools to create the completed picture.
Most recently, she has introduced an abstract body of work based on high-resolution, macro shots she takes of her husband Matt’s glass art. She enlarges the images and makes them completely unique through layers. The art is printed on paper, acrylic, or metal.
Metal is Mary’s favorite medium for its clarity and color display. The metal is lightweight, long lasting, and each image is available in many sizes to complement specific decors.
Mary shared that her Art to Art series is possible because she is married to a talented artist sharing the “same story.” What begins with a beautiful creation in glass becomes her “expanded and abstract vision.”
“In the new series, I feel that what I am creating is from my soul. It feels so right that it represents both of us in a unique way,” she says.
Mary is inspired by documenting the world around her and sharing the expression of her vision.
“I have photo opportunities, and the time is now. These are the days! There is so much joy in what I do,” says Mary.
Mary and Matt first visited Hawai‘i Island in 1988. The following year, they moved here and opened Holualoa Gallery.
Mary and Matt’s work, along with art from a select group of fine artists, can be seen at Holualoa Gallery next door to the post office in Hōlualoa Village.
Please join us in congratulating the Lovein’s on the 25th anniversary of their gallery! ❖
Contact Mary Lovein: Lovein.com, 808.322.8484, gallery@lovein.com
