{"title":"Mary Ann Davis","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mary-ann-davis-desert-landscape-signed-oil-on-canvas-american-plein-air-painter-c-1978-1980","title":"Desert in Bloom, Signed Mary Ann Davis, Oil on Canvas, American Plein Air","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flat run of pale desert sand leads back to a range of lavender mountains under a clear blue sky banked with soft white cumulus. Low mats of rose-violet verbena spread across the foreground in bloom, small sage-green shrubs dot the middle distance, and a single spiky desert plant stands to the right of centre, its shadow falling cool across the sand. It is a bright, open picture of the desert in spring, painted in clean blues, sand, lavender and rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe canvas is presented in an ornate gilt wood frame with a carved scrolling pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned \"Mary Ann Davis\" in full at the lower right. We attribute the painting to the American plein air painter Mary Ann Davis (born 1954) on the strength of that signature. Davis trained at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis (BFA 1976), won the T. C. Steele Great Outdoors competition in 2004, and is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society and of Plein Air Artists Colorado, whose national exhibition gave her an Award of Merit in 2020. Her work has been shown in Boulder, Naples and Indianapolis and has appeared in \u003cem\u003eSouthwest Art\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlein Air Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe canvas is undated, and no label or inscription ties it to a particular exhibition. Her record of painting in the American West gives context to a desert subject carrying her full name. Her career is written up in full on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/artists-mary-ann-davis\"\u003eMary Ann Davis artist page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLandscape painting, desert in bloom with mountains\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmerican; attributed to Mary Ann Davis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed painting on canvas, ornate gilt wood frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned \"Mary Ann Davis\" lower right\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLate 20th to early 21st century; undated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVery good vintage condition. Stable paint surface with clear, even colour; frame with light edge wear, structurally sound. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis canvas brings the light of open country indoors. Hung above a sofa, console or bed, it gives a room sky and distance, and its soft blues and desert pinks sit beautifully with linen, wood, leather and stone. It is a natural fit for a Southwestern or mountain home, and just as much at ease in a quiet traditional room that wants a little air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo keep it at its best, hang it out of direct sun and away from heat sources and humidity. Dust the frame with a soft, dry brush, and leave any cleaning of the painted surface to a conservator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42752392298601,"sku":"VE-0230","price":924.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/mary_ann_davis_desert_landscape_signed_oil_on_canvas_american_plein_air_painter_c.1978-1980766233264138534457147179113.jpg?v=1774418403"}],"url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/collections\/mary-ann-davis.oembed","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}