Mary Whyte is a teacher and author whose
figurative paintings have earned national recognition. Her
portraits are included in numerous corporate, private, and
university collections, as well as in the permanent collections of
South Carolina's Greenville County Museum of Art and the Gibbes
Museum of Art in Charleston. Whyte's work has been featured in
International Artist, Artist, American Artist, Watercolor, American
Art Collector, L'Art de l'Aquarelle, and many other publications.
Whyte is the author of two books by the University of South
Carolina Press: Working South: Paintings and Sketches by Mary Whyte
and Down Bohicket Road: An Artist's Journey. She is also the author
of Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor, An Artist's Way of
Seeing, and Watercolor for the Serious Beginner. Whyte's work can
be found at Coleman Fine Art in Charleston, USA. In 2013 Whyte was
awarded the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Award, South Carolina's
highest award in the arts.
Martha R. Severens is a retired art historian,
served as curator of the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South
Carolina, USA, the Portland Museum of Art in Maine, USA, and the
Greenville County Museum of Art in South Carolina, USA. She has
published studies of Charles Fraser, Alice Ravenel Huger Smith,
Andrew Wyeth, Greenville's Southern Collection, and the Charleston
Renaissance.
�More Than a Likeness leaves no doubt that Mary Whyte is a master
of color and composition. She uses both to create environments
where her subjects celebrate life and, through them, she implores
us to appreciate the joy of living.��Leo Twiggs, Distinguished
Artist-in-Residence at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South
Carolina
�This volume is a visual reminder of all that Mary Whyte has
accomplished in her career. From the quilters at the Hebron Zion
St. Francis Senior Center on Johns Island to political leaders and
professional luminaries, Mary lovingly paints her figures as if
they were all her close personal friends. She captures the soul of
the South, and its people, like few artists can.��Angela D. Mack,
Executive Director, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
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