"Subject matter is neither pretty nor ugly, as the beauty of a painting lies in the work itself. Everything is worthy of being painted, even a gray day." © 2026 Mary Whyte. All rights reserved.

Whyte was raised in Bainbridge Township, Ohio. She is the daughter of Betty and Donald Whyte. The nearby town was Chagrin Falls, where she would ride her bike to use the library. From a young age, …

During her fifty years as an artist and teacher, Mary Whyte has discovered that tapping our personal well of creativity and passion is the most important lesson—much more so than how to paint an eye, …

**MARY WHYTE** is a teacher and author whose figurative watercolor paintings have earned international recognition. A resident of Johns Island, South Carolina, Whyte garners much of her …

Founder, Mary Whyte shares the vision of the Patriot Art Foundation and its mission to help Veterans tell their stories through art.

Mary Whyte is an American painter who is widely recognized for her masterful use of watercolor to capture the beauty and essence of the Lowcountry landscape and its people. Her paintings are …

Known for her expressive, large-scale watercolors of contemporary Americans, Whyte celebrates the nation’s Semiquincentennial with twenty-nine masterful works, along with site-specific drawings …

Mary Whyte is an internationally recognized watercolor artist and author of numerous books, including We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America. Her works are part of private, corporate, university …

Throughout her career, Mary Whyte has been a consummate storyteller, whether her subjects were the Amish in Ohio, Gullah community members near Charleston, or veterans from across the country. As …

In her graceful, soft-spoken way, Mary Whyte has been an enduring force in the regional and national art world since the Midwesterner moved to the Lowcountry more than three decades ago.