A place to stretch and laze (Kings Canyon)

About Artist MaryEllen Hackett is an observational landscape painter whose work captures the environment she lives and works in through drawing and painting. She has a B.F.A. in painting and printmaking from Adelphi University in NY. Hackett has received artist-in-residence positions at Weir Farm National Historic Site, Fire Island National Seashore, Joshua Tree National Park, the Vermont Studio Center, and a work/study at the Center for Book Arts in NYC. She has been interviewed for Adventure Journal, Howl Often, Maker's Movement, and in 2019 was included in the She Explores book, written by Gale Straub and published by Chronicle Books. In 2020 she was included in "Museum as Muse," a 3 person show at the Nassau County Museum of Art in NY. She is a signature member of the Cowgirl Artists of America and a curated member of the Point Reyes Open Studios. Currently she lives and works between the mountains and coast of California. Artist Statement I was raised to be a beachcomber; a co