Painted Paper Collage on Panel 
30" h x 81" w (diptych - 30" h x 40" w each) 
 
The process of collage takes Mary’s work into a new dimension. The use of Mary’s hand painted papers and additional hand made papers from around the globe create interesting texture and exaggerated movement in these collages. The effect is a visual cross between painting, mosaic and block printing. Light and color and shape taking flowers and water and landscapes to the edge of abstraction and back again.

Waipio Valley View by Mary Spears - diptych

Octopus Reef by Mary Spears

Intertidal Zone by Mary Spears

Dance of Light by Mary Spears

Yellow Dreams by Mary Spears

Red Heliconia by Mary Spears

Painted Paper Collage on Panel 
36" h x 24" w 
 
The process of collage takes Mary’s work into a new dimension. The use of Mary’s hand painted papers and additional hand made papers from around the globe create interesting texture and exaggerated movement in these collages. The effect is a visual cross between painting, mosaic and block printing. Light and color and shape taking flowers and water and landscapes to the edge of abstraction and back again.

Greeting the Day

Protea Party

King Protea

Painted Paper Collage on Panel 
 
The process of collage takes Mary’s work into a new dimension. The use of Mary’s hand painted papers and additional hand made papers from around the globe create interesting texture and exaggerated movement in these collages. The effect is a visual cross between painting, mosaic and block printing. Light and color and shape taking flowers and water and landscapes to the edge of abstraction and back again.

Sea Glass 4 by Mary Spears

Sea Glass 3 by Mary Spears

Sea Glass 2 by Mary Spears

Sea Glass 1 by Mary Spears

Koi Meditation by Mary Spears

One Fish by Mary Spears

Two Fish by Mary Spears

Red Fish by Mary Spears

Collage on paper with green mat in mango frame 
11" h x 11" w artwork 
 
Full of rich textures, this cheerful work is part of a limited series.

Waipuna 5 (Spring)

Waipuna 3 (Spring)

Hand painted paper collage on paper with white mat and black frame

Color Theory Yellow

Hand-painted paper collage on paper with white mat and black frame

Color Theory Green

Hand-painted paper collage on paper with white mat and back frame

Color Theory Blue

Hand-painted paper collage on paper with black mat and frame

Color Theory Beige

Color Theory Gray

Color Theory Black

Black Sand Beach by Mary Spears

Rip Current by May Spears

Colorful, playful, and bold, Mary Spears’s fine art collages take you to the essence of tropical Hawaii. A successful painter and printmaker for many years, Mary became inspired by the mosaics of Pompeii and began this exciting new direction in her work. Her collages can now be found in private and corporate collections around the world. Each piece awakens the feeling of joyful whimsy as you view the lovely overall painting and then the little pieces of torn, hand-painted paper that make it up.

Hand-Painted Paper Collages by Mary Spears