Mary Roberson

Represented by Altamira Fine Art

mary roberson“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.

50 works

Nature Understands by Mary RobersonNature UnderstandsMary RobersonCinnamon Bear by Mary RobersonCinnamon BearMary RobersonThe Tetons, 1794 by Mary RobersonThe Tetons, 1794Mary RobersonJay Considered by Mary RobersonJay ConsideredMary RobersonNature Will Be Saved by Our Hearts by Mary RobersonNature Will Be Saved by Our HeartsMary RobersonCurious Nature by Mary RobersonCurious NatureMary RobersonThis Astonishing World by Mary RobersonThis Astonishing WorldMary RobersonJust Pards by Mary RobersonJust PardsMary RobersonNorth American Deer Family by Mary RobersonNorth American Deer FamilyMary RobersonEastern Bluebird Considered by Mary RobersonEastern Bluebird ConsideredMary RobersonTo Bee or Not to Bee by Mary RobersonTo Bee or Not to BeeMary RobersonKirtland’s Warbler by Mary RobersonKirtland’s WarblerMary RobersonA Walk in Nature by Mary RobersonA Walk in NatureMary RobersonPreening Sandhill by Mary RobersonPreening SandhillMary RobersonFamily Outing by Mary RobersonFamily OutingMary RobersonTrumpeter Swan Near Shore by Mary RobersonTrumpeter Swan Near ShoreMary RobersonLife Has Many Simple Pleasures by Mary RobersonLife Has Many Simple PleasuresMary RobersonAmerica Shadows by Mary RobersonAmerica ShadowsMary RobersonProtection by Mary RobersonProtectionMary RobersonFor The White Bison by Mary RobersonFor The White BisonMary RobersonWestern Essence by Mary RobersonWestern EssenceMary RobersonLittle Evergreen by Mary RobersonLittle EvergreenMary RobersonArchival by Mary RobersonArchivalMary RobersonRanch at Deer Creek by Mary RobersonRanch at Deer CreekMary Roberson
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