Maeona L. Urban was born in Portland, Oregon, and is a self-taught artist, drawing from a natural ability as a third-generation artist and painter. At the age of eight, using leftover paints from her mother’s palette, she did her first oil painting of a baby duck. She also spent summers with her “Edwardian” Grandmother doing ceramic and china painting.
Maeona left school early but continued her interest in art. Through her studies, she learned the history, math, and science lessons most students learn in structured education. Her favorite artists use oil and she still prefers the aroma, texture, and flexibility of oils, but also does work in acrylic and watercolor.
Today she is living in the city of Yachats, which enables her to work with respect for nature. She paints the places and people around her and records the beauty of the places they visit as a family.
Throughout her life, Maeona has been involved with art in many ways. She has studied art, done artwork, taught classes for children and adults, designed commercial art for businesses, shown artwork in shows and galleries, and volunteered at local schools. She has been a member of art clubs, art guilds, art committees, regional art councils, and countywide art survey projects. Maeona has served as President, Vice-President, Chair, Secretary, and Historian in many different organizations. She has participated in an untold number of juried and judged shows, displays, exhibits, auctions, fundraisers, and fairs. In one way shape or form, Maeona has helped receive art, hang art, and promote art in her home community. She has acquired many honors and awards for her artwork, been chosen as a cover artist for shows, and has had her work collected in various private collections throughout Oregon and the entire Northwest. She has also participated for many years in the bi-annual Global Art for Peace Project and has exchanged art with other artists around the world.
| Maeona Urban | maeona.urban@gmail.com | Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor |
