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Welcome to the website of Mary L. Harden, artist and educator.
You'll find information about Botanical Illustration and Art courses, upcoming exhibits, and events. All images on this site are original artwork by Mary L. Harden unless otherwise noted.
COVID 19 UPDATE
All Mary L. Harden Botanical Art classes are cancelled untill further notice due to Covid 19 restrictions.
If you are an ongoing student, Mary will happily critique your current work via text message. Please get in touch if you're interested in keeping the learning process going during these extrodinary times.
Keep drawing, painting, scribbling, reading, and looking at art of all kinds. Walk in nature at every opprotunity.
Thank you for your continued loyalty and interest in our future creative time together.
Stay well and keep in touch.
Fondly,
Mary
ANNOUNCING the realease of SYMBIOSIS - Plants & Butterflies, a publication featuring watercolors by the Master Artists.
Available now for $20, email maryharden@me.com to purchase
Thanks to Maria D'Agostino we now have our own APP!!! It's a tour of the botanical garden with watercolors of the featured plants by Mary and her students.
GET THE FREE *UPDATED* DOWNLOAD HERE!
19 works of art purchased by UCSF Regents' Permanent Collection for the new Mission Bay Hospitals at $500 each with 25% commission to UCSF Faculty Alumni House... Big thanks to all the Master Artists who generously donated their work, YAY!
Here's a fantastic article about Mary and her school in the June 2017 issue of American Society of Botanical Artists Quarterly Journal.
Zoom in to read.
Mary is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle's Date Book,click here to read the excellent article by Steve Rubenstein
The Beauty of Botanicals...
Fuchsia, Fuchsia aborescens
watercolor
Mary Harden brings 40 years of instructional experience to the world of botanical illustration, pen & ink techniques, illustration, and watercolor.
Find out about her unique approach to drawing and painting in her classes held at locations around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Explore the world of line and shape, color and contrast, and light and shadow in Mary's popular workshops and in her custom created curriculum.
Mary's love of travel has brought forth a unique series of Art Travel Adventures and Cruises. See the world and your art with new eyes.
An extensive knowledge of fine arts and art history combined with a passion for the transformative nature of art gives Marys' artistic guidance a powerful punch!
Corelberry Tree, Ardisia venosa
watercolor