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MaryLou lives in the historic shore town of Ocean Grove, NJ. She owns a two-family home, which she shares with her sister, niece, and several cats. Her practice with watercolor started as a child and eventually led her to art school. In 1987, she received a BFA in illustration from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. Her love for the medium was nurtured through Moore’s teachings of Chinese watercolor and traditional realism. As an illustration major, MaryLou landed an internship with the Philadelphia Zoo Graphic Art Department. Since graduating from Moore, she has worked as a freelance illustrator while keeping full-time positions in advertising, graphic design, and technical publications. Not only has her work been published in Victoria and N.J. Monthly magazines, her illustrations have been seen on the labels of Sorrell Ridge Preserves as well as other name-brand products. She also had the pleasure of designing menus for TropWorld and Foxwoods Resort Casinos. MaryLou has exhibited and sold her work through the Goldie Paley Gallery in Philadelphia as well as several galleries throughout N.J. and N.Y. For over 17 years, her custom-designed artwork and murals were commissioned through Kidegories, a specialty children’s furniture and gift boutique in Shrewsbury, N.J. until the store's closing in January of 2016. Presently, MaryLou holds a full-time position with a textile company while she continues to enjoy painting, exhibiting, and designing artwork on a freelance basis.
