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Open Studios 2002 Artist:

Mernie Buchanan

Oil on Canvas &
Mixed media on paper

2002 Open Studios show at:
117 East D Street
Benicia CA
707-745-5694

mernierose@aol.com

http://www.mernie.com/

Represented by Epperson Gallery, Crockett www.eppersongallery.com


BIOGRAPHY
Mernie Buchanan has been painting since she took her first adult painting class at 6 years old. Her work is diverse; playful watercolors and public murals - elegant oil paintings and flamboyant stage sets.

Mernie's "Rose Portraits" and "Baroque co co" oil paintings have been shown at Arts Benicia Center Gallery and Epperson Gallery in Crockett. She had a one person show at the Benicia Public Library Gallery in February of '01. Her stage set for "Big River" won the Ellie (Northern California theater) Award in '93. She continues to design and paint sets as the lead scenic artist for Woodminster Amphitheater in Oakland.

Mernie has been commissioned to create murals for residences & businesses including: Tosco Refinery, Concord Youth Center and Delta Memorial Hospital. Mernie received a BA in Art from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1977 and continued studies at Cornell University and the California College of Arts and Crafts. She is represented by Epperson Gallery, Crockett
"During Open Studios 2002 I will be showing out of my downtown studio at 117 East D Street, across from the Union Hotel. Included will be large & small Rose Portraits, the Money Series, and an assortment of work at collectable prices. Thank you everyone for your generous patronage. I look forward to seeing you." -Mernie Buchanan

 

Mernie Buchanan Studio & Gallery is open year round by appointment.
707-745-5694
www.mernie.com
mernierose@aol.com