pigs alley gallery
maura matthews lives and paints near philadelphia and leads oil painting classes at the whitemarsh art center in lafayette hill. she once lived on pigs alley in philadelphia's fairmount section, hence the name of this website which showcases her colorful work done in oils with a palette knife.
her work has been exhibited at the chestnut hill home and garden festival (2009, 2010), bruno's (2009), the cosmopolitan club (2009), the walters art museum (2004) and the university of pennsylvania (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005). she received the 1997 reardon award for excellence in studio art from the college of the holy cross and a 1993 maryland artists equity award.
her work has been exhibited at the chestnut hill home and garden festival (2009, 2010), bruno's (2009), the cosmopolitan club (2009), the walters art museum (2004) and the university of pennsylvania (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005). she received the 1997 reardon award for excellence in studio art from the college of the holy cross and a 1993 maryland artists equity award.
having studied at oxford and taught english in japan, maura has traveled extensively throughout asia, europe and north and south america. she draws inspiration from her travels and loves depicting scenes foreign and familiar with a palette knife which lends texture and looseness to her work. she begins her paintings on a red ground, then adds color in a pattern of darks and lights, often leaving some red peeking through so viewers can complete the paintings with their own eyes.
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