Fog Blog NB Artist's Death Log:

SHE WAS SO EXTRAORDINARY AN ARTIST WITH HER WORKS LOOKING SO REAL.....MARY PRATT, NB ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE.....DIES AT 83!.......She belongs to the whole country’Acclaimed artist and arts advocate Mary Pratt has died.Surrounded by her family at her home in St. John’s, Pratt was 83 when she died on Tuesday.Born Mary Frances West in Fredericton, N.B., on March 15, 1935, Pratt would go on to be made a Companion of the Order of Canada and the first female Atlantic Canadian artist to have a solo show at the National Gallery of Canada.Pratt was “the most important female artist in her country,” said gallery owner Emma Butler, who represented Pratt and exhibited her art at the Emma Butler Gallery in St. John’s.She was awarded nine honorary doctorates, received numerous awards, had countless exhibitions and sat on many boards throughout her accomplished life, but above all she’s remembered for making the ordinary extraordinary. “A bowl of fruit. A jar of jelly. Fish on a plate. All of a sudden, she gave them an importance,” said Butler. “She has taught us to see the beauty in front of us.”“We’ve lost her, but we’ve gained her legacy – which is how to look at ordinary things and see how special they are.”