I used to represent Mary Ann Wakeley when I had my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans, and I loved her work. I actually sold a couple of HUGE paintings on canvas by her at that time, and many, many of these smaller ones on paper. She has such a sure touch; her draftsmanship is exquisite and her color choices are always dead-on: here, mixing what would normally be a "sweet" pink with acidic yellows, black and reds. Painted with mixed media on heavy paper, ships cheaply rolled in a tube.