Mary’s Pink Church

Artist Mary Vollero looked at many spaces for a home/studio/art exhibit, but when she saw a late 1860s church in Unionville, she knew she’d found the right spot.The pink color has a simple explanation. “When it became an antique shop they painted it a dark red, but the paint oxidized and soon changed to the deep pink color it is now,” Vollero said. With its distinctive color, the space also found itself a fitting name: Mary’s Pink Church.

Mary Vollero’s Pink Church  located on Old 220 and Rattlesnake Pike in Unionville, it is the best place for mary to work.

Vollero was excited to find that the former church was large enough for her to work on her art and music projects. In a typical day, she would make a cup of coffee and feed her cats in the morning. She would also spend some time on sketching and playing the piano. The work in the afternoon could be intense, if she wanted to do some painting. In her spare time, surfing the internet or decorating the church could be two good options. Mary Vollero has been an art instructor at Penn State University for some time, but she admitted that she would not teach in the upcoming year. She was helpful and willing to communicate with her students.

 Mary Vallero gives drawing advice to her student Cris Dave(right) in her art class on Wednesday, Novermber 31th, 2016. As a professor, Vallero always tries to make her class more interesting by moving her classroom outside of the regular one. She teaches ART 020 in Penn State on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Fall semester, 2016.

Professor Mary Vallero (left) teaches her student Zheling Dong (right) how to make observation of an object during class.

Mary Vallero drinks coffee with her cat Amy every morning.  Mary lives with Amy for many year, ” I have four cats in my house, they are part of my life, I love them so much.” Mary said.

Mary Vallero quickly sketches a building in her Pink Church Studio. Amy is one of the most sticky cats in the studio, she often stays with Mary when she paints.

Professor Mary Vallero (left) draws with her student Michaela Johnson (right) during her art class on Wednesday, Novermber 31th, 2016. They sketches while talking about their favorite art piece.

Mary Vallero starts to decorate her Christmas tree on Sunday afternoon, December 3rd, 2016. She plans to have a little concert and art exhibit during Christmas and she will invite her friends and neighbors to come over.

Velero’s inspiration of painting often comes from her cats. After she moves to the Pink Church, her artwork is all about four of her cats. She has started a new painting of her cats.

Professor Mary Vallero (right) instructs her student Cameron Gray’s (Left) on drawing on Monday, December 5th, 2016. Their Art theme is “Memory and Portait,” Gary draws his grandfather because his grandfather influenced him a lot.