I admire Sauer's concept of painting modern women in modern settings. The background is as interesting as the subject. I like the use of white in this particular oil painting. My preference is the large scale oil paintings to her small portraits.
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As she builds her large scale impressionistic paintings in oil on canvas, Mary Sauer’s subjects are posed with an elegant grace within highly structured settings. They are softly illuminated with a nod to the idealized imagery of the 1950s and commissioned portraiture.
Born in Hanson, KY and now living in Manhattan, NY, Sauer’s upbringing in a conservative Christian home centers her art with a sense of traditional family values, as she gives honor to the role of mothers in society while exploring the unexpected challenges placed on women through the feminist movement.
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