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Artist in Residence: Mary Kay Crowley

Continued from page 1 works with acrylic paints although she began her career with pen and ink drawings. For about 20 years, Mary Kay was hired to create pen and ink drawings for homes that won landscape awards. She had a booth at ArtA-Fair about 15 years ago featuring her drawings. You can still find cards of her artwork in the Balboa Island Museum and her paintings on sale through online venues such as Etsy. Although she is very busy volunteer- ing, she continues to paint and hopes to be more prolific in the future. Her plein air artwork of renowned Casta del Sol features are memorable.

Mary Kay is not only an established artist. She was a Casta del Sol Board member for four years, is currently the co-chair of the Architectural Committee, participates on the Neighborhood Watch program, is a member of the Library Committee and the Ad Hoc

Committee, and was a former member of the Greenbelt Committee. Mary Kay is a second generation Casta del Sol resident with her parents being original owners. Both her artistic talents and her charitable nature are inspiring and such a gem for our community.

“Mary Kay is the originator of the ‘Artist in Residence’ program established in 2018 by the Library Committee.”