Mary Reilly Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
American, b. 1963
Mary Reilly - artist statement Graffiti Trees
I found all of the images from my Graffiti Tree series within the woods of Alley Pond Park, Queens. Alley Pond Park has one of the "ancient forests of NYC". I photographed graffiti trees in many parks within the five boroughs of NY but the trees in Alley Pond Park were by far the most plentiful and the most interesting, with carvings dating back to the 1930's.
What I find interesting about these woods is that the carvings are all so different. Walking through the woods was like a trip back in time. Almost every tree had something carved on it which made me imagine the people from the surrounding neighborhoods walking into the park, whether it be kids drinking, smoking and hanging out, or lovers taking a stroll. I found the faceless initials carved on the trees and what might be the story behind them to be most interesting.
There are carvings that are clearly made from kids who were hanging out in groups. Then there were the more romantic carvings. Some are just cute. I tried to pick a few from each category to make a rounded body of work.
I guess you can say that the history of the carvings is what inspired me to draw them.
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Artist: Mary Reilly
Cherry Blossoms 1, Mary Reilly, Black & White Tree Graphite Drawing
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
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Cherry Blossoms 2, black-and-white tree drawing, graphite pencil on paper
By Mary Reilly
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Cherry Blossoms 4, A Gray, Black and White Drawing of Cherry Blossoms on Branch
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Seashells 6, Beach-strewn seashells from Sanibel Island, Graphite on Paper
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Field of Flowers 2, photorealist graphite floral drawing, 2016
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2010s Contemporary Mary Reilly Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Field of Flowers 1, photorealist graphite floral drawing, 2016
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
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2010s Photorealist Mary Reilly Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Flowering Hillside, grayscale photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2018
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
In her newest landscape drawing, Flowering Hillside, Mary Reilly explores the full tonal depth of graphite. She finds all of the soft subtleties of gray in her movement from the mome...
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2010s Photorealist Mary Reilly Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Cherry Blossoms 3, A Realist Black and White Drawing of Flowers on a Branch
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
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Tree and Sky, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2022
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Luv Shines 2, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2023
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Snowy Woods, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2023
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Located in New York, NY
In this work, the artist returns to a favorite spot in Alley Pond Park, Queens, to memorialize the ever-evolving carved names and glyphs in this majestic trunk. She is documenting no...
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Wildflowers and Sky, Vermont Landscape Black & White Graphite Drawing
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
This drawing reveals the artist's mastery of the medium and her connection to her subjects. In this one, we peek at a soft horizon line as we gaze though a patch of wildflowers near ...
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Early Morning, Maui black and white waterscape drawing
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
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Riverbank 5, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
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Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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Riverbank 2, photorealist graphite nature drawing, 2018
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Wintry Trees 5, photorealist graphite landscape drawing
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Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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2010s Photorealist Mary Reilly Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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2000 Toke, photorealist graphite graffiti drawing, 2014
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Wintry Trees 3, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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Buds and Leaves, photorealist graphite floral drawing, 2018
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Mary Reilly explores the full tonal depth of graphite in her nature drawings and landscapes. She finds all of the soft subtleties of gray as she shifts seamlessly from leaf to bud, s...
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Corn Field 2, gray photorealist graphite still life drawing, 2019
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Boy with Bow Tie, photorealist graphite graffiti drawing, 2014
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly works with both powdered graphite and graphite pencil on paper. The artist memorializes tree carvings or “graffiti” found within the woods of Alley Pond Park, Queens. The...
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2010s Photorealist Mary Reilly Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Riverbank 3, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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The Crew, photorealist graphite graffiti drawing, 2015
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
An homage to cannabis and weed culture, Mary Reilly works with both powdered graphite and graphite pencil on paper in her photorealist drawing, "The Crew." The artist memorializes tr...
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