Portraits by Mary O
Give the Gift of Art

A sensitive portrait in pastel or oil of someone special is a unique gift for yourself or for another. Its heirloom quality will give lasting value and pleasure for years to come. Great interest and care are taken in portraying the unique characteristics and beauty of each individual to your satisfaction.

From photograph or sitting by appointment:
Portraits by Mary O / mlothian@tampabay.rr.com
To view more samples of my work, visit: www.myspace.com/portraitsbymaryo/

Hey, I have to send a major THANKS out to the new editor at Creative Loafing — Cooper Levy-Baker — for providing a link on his paper’s website to my MC Reality blog. The exposure is massively appreciated and my column is the only non-print-associated blog listed in the section of Suncoast Links.

Makes a girl feel kinda special.

For those of you who don’t know Cooper, but who voted for Obama — didja know that he was the mastermind (or at least one of them) behind the wildly successful Obama headquarters/campaign mission here in Sarasota? Well, he was!

You can check out Creative Loafing’s website and see lots more about what to do in and around Sarasota and also read some hot shot writers in the area — I particularly enjoy the food critic column by Brian Ries — read his latest here.