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Mary Serfass can't remember when art wasn't a major part of her
life. She was born in New York City and grew up in Palmerton,
Pennsylvania. She has worked in many different mediums including
oil, watercolor, stone lithography and etching. After
earning a BA in fine art from Penn State University, she returned to her
favorite medium: pen and ink, particularly the stipple technique. Images are rendered in black and white, using the finest technical pens available. Color is sometimes added via colored pencil, watercolor, or both. Some drawings are enhanced with a variety of metal leafs including 23k gold, 12k white gold, 16 and 18k gold, palladium, copper and bronze leaf. Serfass's signature style includes extending parts of the image onto the surrounding mat, because, she says "It's no fun to stay in the lines." A single drawing may take hundreds of hours to complete. Her work has been described as elegant and uplifting. A few written quotes: "...[Serfass] shows her command of her medium as well as her ability to draw, a skill not to be taken lightly." "With their firmness yet delicacy of expression,...they powerfully evoke the natural world that inspired the artist." The drawings of Mary Serfass are included in many collections, both private and public throughout the U.S., Europe South America and Australia. In 2004, two of her mixed media drawings were part of the World Exhibition of Miniatures, held at the Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. In 2008, two more of her works were selected for the World Exhibition of Miniatures, held this time in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. She also received 2nd place in collage/ mixed media in the MPSGS annual International Miniature Exhibition in Washington, DC in 2009, and again in 2010. In 2011, she was awarded Third Place for Drawing in the MPSGS show, and awarded First Place in Mixed Media at the Miniature Art Society of Florida's annual exhibition in January, 2012. She is grateful to have been involved in the arts for most of her life, and hopes to continue for many years to come. For a better view, click on each image, then use your browser's "Back" button to return to this page. |
"[The]
compositions sing softly to the eyes. It's the first thing I think when I
see them. Tranquil, ethereal images even when the subject is a passing
storm. There's a professional, experienced balance to all the pictures,
nothing abrupt or confronting, the eye glides around and around each line and
doesn't leave the space. Touches of color give more depth and grounding,
like the mist rising, but still evoke a feeling of the mystic. It's easy
to imagine you are swept away to Avalon or some equally enthralling, mythical
land. Brava!"
Edward Dyas
noted Australian artist
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spring reflections |
wisteria four |
...for you to sing. |
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twilight |
phoenix |
yellow leaves |
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still life in crate |
of trees and sky |
morning
mist |
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sonata I |
sonata II |
autumn glows |
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hold on |
fireflies! (no. 5) |
guarding God's acre |
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sunlit |
miniatures
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three in winter |
three in winter ink/ colored pencil on unryu paper image size: 3 1/2 x 2"; framed: 7 x 5 1/2" |
three in winter ink/ colored pencil on unryu paper image size: 3 1/2 x 2"; framed: 7 x 6 1/2" |
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march snowfall |
suite autumn II ink/ gold leaf on kinwashi paper each image: 1 1/2 x 1/2"; framed: 4 1/2 x 5" $650.00 |
silver suite ink/ shell silver on unryu paper each image: 3 x 1"; each framed size: 6 x 4" $850.00/ the pair |
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red dragon |
yellow dragon colored pencil/ ink/ shell gold on board image size: 3 x 1"; framed size: 8 x 6" $750.00 |
tangled ink/ colored pencil on metallic rice paper image size: 2 1/4" dia.; framed size: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" $650.00 |
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autumn begins |
winter- little farm no. 2 ink on metallic rice paper image size: 3 x 1 1/2; framed: 6 x 4 1/2" $650.00 Currently part of the MASF show, Clearwater, FL |
oh look! ink/ colored pencil on board image size: 2 3/4 x 1"; framed: 5 3/4 x 4" $675.00 |
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fireflies and lavender |
winter: little farm black & white ink on gray unryu paper image size: 2" dia.; framed size: 5 x 5" $600.00 *Honorable Mention, Drawing- Little Washington Miniature Show, Washington, VA, 2010 |
winter, backyard ink on unryu paper image size: 3 x 2; framed size: 6 x 5" |
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winter shadows no. 2 |
poppies opening ink/ colored pencil on board image size: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2"; framed: 4 3/4 x 4 1/2" $750.00 * currently included in "Masterworks in Miniature," Gallery One, Mentor, Ohio |
flowering quince ink/ colored pencil on board image size: 2" dia.; framed: 4 1/2 x 5 3/4" $750.00 *Second Place, Mixed Media- MPSGS International Miniature Show Washington, DC, 2010 |
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the firefly dance (no. 2) |
Len's garden: irises ink/ colored pencil/ pale gold leaf on board image size: 3 1/4 x 1"; framed: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" $750.00 |
the firefly
dance ink/ colored pencil/ gold leaf on board image size: 2 3/4 x 1"; framed: 6 1/4 x 4 1/2" $750.00 Third Place- Drawing! Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington DC, 2011 |
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moon ink/ colored pencil on metallic rice paper image size: 3 x 1 1/4"; framed: 6 x 4 3/4" $800.00 Currently part of the MASF show, Clearwater, FL! |
prints
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| "one red leaf" limited edition litho image size: 9 1/2 x 11" 250 s/n $95.00 unframed |
"winterscape no. 4 limited edition litho image size: 8 1/4 x 13" 250 s/n $95.00 unframed |
"fireflies" *deluxe edition in low inventory*
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Mary Serfass
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