MARÍA NEELY

I work mostly with acrylic paints on either canvas or framed board. My subjects have ranged from people to animals to structures. I consider myself more of a realist painter where I paint what is right in front of me and showing the viewer what I see.

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I was born &  raised in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and started drawing at a very young age. I was involved with different art classes held at local museums and ended up majoring in art when I went to college. I earned an Associate Degree in Visual Arts at Berkshire Community College and a Bachelor degree in Commercial Art & Illustration at Westfield University.
Over the years, I now have artwork all over the country & in some other countries as well by being commissioned for art, selling existing artwork and through donations.

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My artwork has been displayed in different galleries and museums
around northern Illinois plus in several art festivals around the area.

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