Mary Roberson

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"Some artists look for composition or light, but what inspires me is a kind of love of nature, more so than any artistic element. I just had to find a way to express how I felt about wildlife and the environment. I'm blessed in that I can express that through painting."

-- Mary Roberson

For Mary Roberson, wildlife is a symbol of the workings of the universe. Her thick brushstrokes evoke the dense underbrush where many of her western wildlife subjects make their homes. Recently she has been traveling to Africa and painting the incredible wildlife she sees there.

Roberson lives in Hailey, Idaho, where she takes advantage of nearby Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks for inspiration. She has said that she feels that wildlife chooses her as subject matter, rather than the other way around. For Roberson, composition is the driving force and she uses a muted palette in order to highlight the composition. She builds her paintings through layers of paint, with representational images of animals against earth-tone backgrounds. The understated effect hints at meaning seen and unseen.

Works:

The Alpha by Mary Roberson

Natal, Ravens with Wolf by Mary Roberson

Nature Does Nothing in Vain by Mary Roberson

Nature is Perfect by Mary Roberson

Nature Understands by Mary Roberson

Nature Will Be Saved by Our Hearts by Mary Roberson

North American Deer Family by Mary Roberson

Preening Sandhill by Mary Roberson

Protection by Mary Roberson

Ranch at Deer Creek by Mary Roberson

Romance of the Millions II by Mary Roberson

September Impressions One by Mary Roberson

Stormy by Mary Roberson

Meadowlark Singing by Mary Roberson

The Symbolic Beauty of Birds by Mary Roberson

The Tetons, 1794 by Mary Roberson

This Astonishing World by Mary Roberson

To Bee or Not to Bee by Mary Roberson

Trumpeter Swan Near Shore by Mary Roberson

Western Essence by Mary Roberson

Whiskers and Feathers by Mary Roberson

Wildlife Heals by Mary Roberson

With Buckeye by Mary Roberson

Yearling by Mary Roberson

Yup, The Ranch is Mine by Mary Roberson

Freedom by Mary Roberson

America Shadows by Mary Roberson

Archival by Mary Roberson

Ardor by Mary Roberson

Autumn Challenge by Mary Roberson

Barrier Canyon by Mary Roberson

Blue Garden-Hummingbird Considered by Mary Roberson

Cerulean Warbler Composition by Mary Roberson

Cinnamon Bear by Mary Roberson

Curious Nature by Mary Roberson

Eastern Bluebird Considered by Mary Roberson

Family Outing by Mary Roberson

For The White Bison by Mary Roberson

A Walk in Nature by Mary Roberson

Good Things I am Bringing by Mary Roberson

High Desert Stream by Mary Roberson

Homecoming by Mary Roberson

I Learn From Nature by Mary Roberson

I Smile At Nature by Mary Roberson

Jay Considered by Mary Roberson

Just Pards by Mary Roberson

Kirtland's Warbler by Mary Roberson

Life Has Many Simple Pleasures by Mary Roberson

Little Evergreen by Mary Roberson

Loyalty by Mary Roberson