Gallery One welcomes new artist Mary Bode Byrd
The artists of Gallery One in Ocean View are delighted to welcome new partner Mary Bode Byrd.
Byrd’s work is filled with energy, exuberance and whimsy. Having begun her career as a designer with Hallmark cards, she brings to the gallery 30 years of experience in visual communications and graphic design. This training shows in her work which exudes a visual excitement that seems to burst from the canvas while retaining an illustrator’s skill for form.
Byrd’s style is realism with an abstract twist and incorporates many media, including acrylics, hand-altered papers, graphite, watercolor, and even found objects such as netting. A graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in art practice, Byrd has won a number of awards from local art leagues, and has been a guest artist in western Maryland for a number of years.
Byrd is now living and creating full time in Bethany Beach, and is constantly inspired by the area’s bright beach light and subject matter that reflects the joy of life.
Gallery One is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, at 32 Atlantic Ave., Route 26, Ocean View. For more information, call 302-537-5055 or go to www.galleryonede.com.
