Oil Paintings | MaryAnn Cleary

Quiet Morning
Pastel, Paper, 12 x 12. This is a pastel painting that I did while in Grand Marais, MN for the plein air event. This is the Brule River near Judge Magney State Park. It was a beautiful and quiet morning with the sun hit…
Rosebush Falls
Oil, Linen, 16 x 16
Calm before the Storm
Oil, Linen
Shade at Wildwood
Oil, 11 x 14. This is a painting that I did for the In Nature exhibition at White Bear Center for the Arts. What a delight painting this scene. At the Wildwood Park, I found some much needed shade near the lake with thi…
Climbing
Oil, 12 x 8
Day in the Sun
Oil, Linen, 12 x 9. This is an oil plein air painting that I did at Tamarack Nature Center near White Bear Lake, MN. It will be in the Into Nature exhibition at the art center.
Rose Bud Falls
Oil, linen, 16 x 12
Cheshire Cat
Oil, Panel, 12 x 12. This is a start of a fun series. I am setting up still life pieces and then adding a bit of imagination and fun to the piece. The pottery is a pink cat looking into a glass fish bowl. For fun, I add…
Wildwood Lily
Oil, Panel, 12 x 12. For the White Bear Lake Center for the Arts, I did two paintings for their "In Nature" exhibition. This one was of a a waterlily at the Wildwood Park. The was cloudy and rainy. The lillies were plen…
Lilacs of Spring
Oil, Linen, 12 x 16. Every year I try to do a painting of my favorite flower, lilacs. This painting is done in oil and painted from life from a bouquet that I cut.
Peaceful Path
Oil, Panel, 12 x 12
Shadow Dance
Oil, Linen, 16 x 12. This painting is a recent still life that I finished where I wanted to emphasize soft and hard edges. The orange jug is the main focus so the edges are more detailed and sharp. The rest of the paint…
The Brule River
Oil, Panel, 12 x 12. This is a plein air piece that I did near Grand Marais on the Brule River.
Splash
Oil, Panel, 12 x 12. This is a plein air piece that I did for a Quick Paint at Plein Air event in Grand Marais. It won a prize for that event.
Morning on the Pond
Oil, 22 x 32.5
Suzy's Moon
Oil, Linen, 16 x 20. Looking across the meadow from my house, the moon started rising as the sun began to set. In the background is my neighbor's barn. This is one of those fast and passing moments. I look forward to ca…
Meadow at Sunset
Oil, Panel, 20 x 20 x 1. This painting is part of a art series that relate to Minnesota prairies. Inspiration for this painting came from the meadow behind our property with the setting sun. There is a small spring that…
Yielding to Spring
Oil, linen, 11.5 x 11.5
Path to the Meadow
Oil, Linen, 18 x 24. This is a part of a series of paintings about the land around where I live. This is a the sun setting on the pathway into the meadow. This is a place dear to my heart.
Dancing Prairie Grasses
Oil, 18 x 24. This is a first of a series that I am working on. I live near acreage that has been converted to native prairie grasses. What a beautiful subject for painting!
Spring Gold
Oil, Linen, 20 x 20 x 1
Looking for a View
Oil, Linen, 20 x 48 x 1.25. This is a commission that I just finished up. Normally, commissions are not something that I do. After several little studies and discussion, the painting began. The process of working with a…
Misty Rocks
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Lilacs and Halos
Oil, 20 x 20. Lilacs and tangerines is a still life that I set up. I love lilacs and every year, I try to gather a bouquet or two to paint from life in my studio. This setup I wanted to add a bit of complexity by using…
Blowing Wind
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
White Lilacs
Oil, gallery-wrapped canvas, 16 x 16
Superior Green
Oil, Linen, 12 x 16
Quiet Waters
Oil, Linen, 12 x 16. The day was quiet, sunny and calm when I painted this along the shoreline of the Rum River. This painting I did on location. It comes ready to be framed.
Autumn on the River
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12. This is an oil painting that I did one early fall day along the river. This tree hung across the waters turning a bright golden color.
Into the Mist
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Pincushion Overlook
Oil, Canvas, 6 x 18
Perils of Time
Oil, Linen, 12 x 12. Painted from life at the Hoveland Dock in Minnesota just north of Grand Marais.
Spring
Oil, Linen, 8 x 18
Cabin View
Oil, Linen, 13.75 x 5.5
Brule River
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14. This painting is of the Brule River on the Gunflint Trail.
Peonies
Oil, linen, 16 x 20. Every spring, when the peonies are blooming, I pick a few and then try to paint them in my studio. For some reason, this year I have only pale pink ones. They are beautiful sitting in an old Red Win…
Refreshing Evening
Oil, linen, 9 x 12. Here is another painting that I did during the Plein Air Grand Marais event this year. One evening the sun started to set and the sky had a gorgeous hue to it. I just had to paint it. I only had a sh…
Friendly Visit
Oil, linen, 14 x 11. During the Plein Air Grand Marais event, I painted this group of trees at the Cutface picnic area. While I painted, I had several visitors stop to talk. In the background, there is a bridge on the H…
Misty Moon Rising
Oil, linen, 12 x 24. Last summer I followed the rising moon over the nearby fields. When the moon rises, it is so fleeting. It lasts only minutes. I loved how the sun was setting catching the tops of the trees making th…
Cattail
Oil, linen, 8 x 4. This study was a fun one to do. This spring while the cattails shed their seeds, I wanted to capture those fleeting moments.
River Light
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12. This summer while my grandkids swam in the river, I did a painting of the other shore of the river. I had done a little study prior to the actual painting. In the late afternoon, the sun beams thro…
Waiting for Spring
Oil, 14 x 11. This is another in a series of still life flower paintings. As I painted this, I kept thinking of spring and summer and all the flowers. I can hardly wait until the flowers start popping out of the ground.…
Wishing for Spring
Oil, 14 x 11. This is a still life that I painted from an online workshop. What fun!
Sturgeon Moon
Oil, 12 x 12. This is the sturgeon moon. It is painted on oil primed linen. It will come ready for you to frame.
Foggy Morning
Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12. One foggy morning, I went down to the river to paint and captured this scene quickly before the fog lifted. This was painted from life. This oil painting in displayed online at the Johnson Heritage…
Morning Mist
Oil, Linen canvas on cradled board, 18 x 24 x 1.5. This painting is a Plein air piece. Every morning for four different days, I would get up and head to the river to paint. Two of the days had a wonderful misty fog and…
Flower Power
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12. When the clematis starting blooming earlier this year, I set up my easel and decided to paint it. I loved how the vines curled around the John Deere windmill. It took three different times to captu…
Peonies
Oil, linen, 16 x 16. Every spring I try to do a peony painting. This year none of my red peonies wanted to bloom so I only had these beautiful pink ones use in my still life. I also collect pottery and I felt the rugged…
Along the River
Oil, linen, 8 x 18 x .2. This is an oil painting of the river along our property. It is such a special place and just a quick walk from my studio.
Little Africa of the Rum River
Oil, Canvas, 10 x 20. The river that flows past my studio is called the Rum River. The area were I live is known as “Little Africa”. The river is a slow and winding one in the area near me. It has also been designated a…
Old & Tall Pines
Oil, Linen canvas on cradled board, 16 x 16 x 1. There is a cluster of old red and white pines near the Canadian border in Minnesota that are tall and very old. They are amazing to stand among them. Part of this paintin…
Women at the Museum
Oil, Canvas, 14 x 18. One day at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, two women were enjoying the view of the cityscape. Women are so under represented in museums and I found this scene ironic.
Old School
Oil, Linen canvas on cradled board, 20 x 16 x 1.5. This oil painting of a girl in a bonnet, pinafore and dress is one that is one where I tried to convey a secret. She is holding a small treasure in her hands and has an…
Rum River Enchantment
Oil, 36 x 48. This is a painting that I did in the studio. However, the river flows just outside my studio window. The Rum River is a slow moving river where I live and trees hang over the banks. This is my interpretati…
Early Morning
Oil, 18 x 24
Morning Light
Oil, 8 x 16
Flooded Meadow II
Oil, linen, 12 x 24. This painting is an oil done on linen mounted to a hardboard. What inspired me for this painting, is the meadow that is behind the house where I live. This summer the Rum River had overfilled its ba…
Entanglement
Oil, linen, 16 x 16 x 1. This painting has been accepted into the American Women Artsits, Under a Vast Sky, exhibition. It is the 2017 Annual Master and Signature Members Show and National Juried Exhibition. It will be…
Light at Sunrise
Oil, Cradled board with gold leaf, 24 x 18 x 1.5. This oil painting is one that is done on a metal gold leaf composite. Part of the gold leaf is showing through to give the painting a luminous quality to it.
St. Croix River
Oil, 18 x 24
Two Trees on Spoon Lake
Oil, 20 x 20
Autumn Grasses
Oil, 20 x 20 x 1. This is an oil painting that I did from a study in my studio. Every day when I take my morning walk there is a place that has beautiful grasses and the light hits it. This painting is oil on a gessoed…
Red Green Spring
Oil, 20 x 16. This oil painting is done a stretched linen oil primed canvas. It is framed using a natural wood illusion frame. This oil painting is of a view of a spring farmland and a view of rolling hills looking off…
Maggie Emerges from the Past
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12. This is a portrait created using water soluble oil paints. A fun medium. Maggie is an old ancestor of mine. I wanted to give her the appearance of emerging from the unknown with concentrating on lo…
Singing in the Rain
Oil, linen, 12 x 12 x .75. The painting is of a storm that is coming into the harbor at Grand Marais, MN. It is an oil on a stretched linen canvas and comes with a simple floater type frame.
Old Fashioned Roses
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12 x .75. This painting was painted from life during a Plein Air Paintout competition. It received a third place award. The painting is on a stretched linen canvas and comes framed in a simple illusion…
Puddle Jumper
Oil, Canvas, 8 x 16 x .75. This painting is of the rocks and water along the shore of Lake Superior at Artist's Point. What an inspirational place! I loved how the water splashed up against the rocks and the puddles mad…
Crex Meadows
Oil, linen, 8 x 10. Crex Meadows in Wisconsin. This area is 30,000 acreas of meadow lands that is a preserve for wildlife. This is a favorite painting area of mine. Unframed.
A Piece of the Rock
Oil, canvas on hardboard, 8 x 10. This is a painting of the rocks along the shore on Artist's Point in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The rocks line this area of Lake Superior. Painting comes with a dark frame and linen liner.
Spring Peonies
Oil, linen, 11 x 14. The painting is a bouquet of peonies cut from my garden. I put them in one of my RumRill vases and then painted them outside with a beautiful backdrop of trees and foilage. This painting is a red-gr…
Morning Light on Superior
Oil, linen, 8 x 10. The rocks along the shore of Lake Superior near Grand Marais, MN. The rocks and water glowed as the morning sunshine hit the top of the rocks and the water. Framed.
Canoes
Oil, linen, 11 x 14. This winter I painted this scene standing out on Bearskin Lake near the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. This is part of a YMCA camp. Canoes are stored near a cabin. I liked how the light was trying to…
Bearskin Lake and Mouse Island
Oil, linen, 12 x 16. The snow and cold afternoon air made for an interesting mood for this winter painting. This is Bearskin Lake and Dog or Cat Island. There are three small islands on this lake: Dog, Cat and Mouse. I…