Mary Whyte: An artist's life

About this episode

The episode features an interview with South Carolina watercolor artist Mary Whyte, discussing her career and new book.

This week we will be talking with South Carolina watercolor artist Mary Whyte.A traditionalist preferring a representational style, and the author of seven published books, Mary has earned awards for her large-scale watercolors. Today we’ll look back on Mary’s career and talk with her about her new book, An Artist's Life: Unlocking Creative Expression.

People in this episode

Guest: Mary Whyte

Topics covered

• art
• watercolor
• creative expression

Keywords

• artist
• representational style
• large-scale watercolors
• published books

Mentioned in this episode

Products: An Artist's Life: Unlocking Creative Expression

Books & works: An Artist's Life: Unlocking Creative Expression

Places: South Carolina

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