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Sally Wyman McCready Sally Wyman was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her art talent and early training, especially in high school, led her into the University of Michigan's, School of Architecture and Design (which was the U of M "art school" at that time ). She received a Bachelor's Degree in Design, and became certified to teach. The art professor who influenced her the most was Carlos Lopez. Sally had met Don McCready in 12th grade and they married 5 years later. After earning the art degree and teaching for two years, she had the first of three sons and devoted herself to raising the family. She also began painting portraits of family and friends, especially children. The family moved to Wisconsin, and Sally refreshed her studio training by taking figure-painting courses at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She and Don took summer workshops in watercolor from Max F. Taylor at UW-W. Sally also began to accept portrait commissions from a wider clientele. She painted Les Aspin, former congressman and Secretary of Defense. And, after seeing her portrait of Bennie Oosterbaan (legendary football great at the University of Michigan) owned by Bennie, the U of M Athletic Department commissioned her to paint another one for public display. Her many portraits and other paintings can be found in public and private collections all across the US. Her paintings have won awards in juried art shows. A lover of animals, Sally enjoys painting portraits of pets. She especially likes to paint portraits of her 8 grandchildren. Unfortunately, Sally died November 23, 2008 . She died suddenly and unexpectedly
in Whitewater, surrounded by family during a long Sunday outing she was greatly enjoying. 675 S. Wisconsin St. Whitewater, WI 53190. (262) 473-2120 Don McCready While growing up in Ann Arbor, Don received art training early and in high school. Sally was his high school girlfriend, and they married later. At the University of Michigan, Don received degrees in vision research (a specialty within Psychology). He became a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. And, he took many art studio courses at UW-W, mostly figure painting and watercolor classes taught by Max F. Taylor. Don exhibited in regional, juried art shows and often earned top awards. His paintings can be found in homes and offices from coast to coast. He also accepted commissions: In 1985, the Apple Computers Co. had him paint a large portrait of an Apple IIe and Apple IIc, to hang in the main office of the Apple Division. And, in 1988, SuperAmerica commissioned a large painting of one of its stores to hang in the foyer of the corporate headquarters near Minneapolis. Don has retired from the UW-W and can devote more time to painting. Our oldest son, Benjamin McCready , is an acclaimed portrait artist. We continue to learn about portrait painting by observing his unique talent. His portraits can be seen at his own web page at: benmccready.com. We thank, Branden, our oldest grandson , for his invaluable assistance in preparing this web site.
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