Award-winning artist Mary Ellen Mabe specializes in oil paintings. In her still lifes and figures, color is a key component of her work. Awards include:

*Judges Award of Excellence, Local Color, Plein Air Easton, MD - 2016 & 2018

* Honorable Mention, St. Michaels Art League, Tilghman Island Inn Show - 2013

Her art reflects that she has lived and studied around the U.S. and abroad. She has studied with artists David Douglas on Captiva Island;Nancy Tankersley in France, the Texas Hill  country and the NY Finger Lakes. Additionally, she has had workshops with Ken Auster and Cindy Barron.

Mary Ellen is a member of the St. Michaels, MD Art League and the Working Artist's Forum of Maryland. She is a five year participant in the Avalon Foundation's Arts In Easton Banner program and a six time juried participant in the annual Local Color Show sponsored by The Working Artist's Forum.  In 2018 Local Color, Mary Ellen's painting, "Cape Charles Beach" was selected for a Judge's Award of Excellence, as was an earlier painting, “Mrs. Henny Penny” in 2016. 

  "As a girl, I believed that a new box of 64 Crayola crayons was much more than just a school supply. It meant color in a big way! Today, a new tube of paint is a treasure and a joy. Color is integral to my passion for art."