BIO
Mary Hertler Tallman's works in pastel are created as the 19th century French Impressionist painters first described "en plein air". Her work is done on location and without the use of photographs. Her larger pieces are inspired by her “plein air” work and are completed in her studio. Her formal training includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts from Spring Arbor University. Her award winning works are included in gallery exhibitions and on-line, as well as in both private and corporate collections. In 2022, she participated, and exhibited in the “Paint Dexter Plein Air Event” where she was awarded both “Artist’s Choice” by her peers and “Greg LaRock Memorial” award for “Best Body of Works”. Additionally, her work was accepted by the Great Lakes Plein Air Painters Association “Brush of Fresh Air” receiving an “Honorable Award”; Adirondack Pastel Society into their “8th Annual National Pastel Exhibition” receiving a “Merit Award”, and exhibited in the Left Coast Pastel Painters Society “Pastels in Paradise”; Maryland Pastel Society “Shades of Pastel”; Pastel Society of North Carolina “6th Annual Pure Color”; Pastel Society of Colorado “18th Mile High International Pastel Exhibition”; Great Lakes Pastel Society “2022 On-Line National Exhibit”; Appalachian Pastel Society – “N.C. Statewide Members On-Line”.
Previous events, exhibitions and awards include: Lighthouse ArtCenter “9th Annual Plein Air Festival”; Great Lakes Pastel Society into their “2021 Exhibition” and awarded “Best of Show”, Adirondack Pastel Society into their “7th Annual National Pastel Exhibition” and was awarded “Vermont Pastel Society Award”; Left Coast Pastel Painters Society,“3rd Annual Pastels in Paradise”; Pastel Society of Southeast Texas, “Art of Pastel”;
Adirondack Pastel Society “6th Annual National Pastel Exhibition” and was awarded “Outstanding Landscape”; Pastel Society of Southern California inaugural “Make Your Mark!” International Online Open Juried Exhibition; “Top 20 Works” as part of the Witte Museum’s “Spirit of Texas” national exhibition; the Pastel Society of Colorado (PSSC) “15th Annual Mile High National Pastel Exhibition”; and the International Association of
Pastel Societies (IAPS) “33rd IAPS Juried Exhibition”. Furthermore, her work is recognized by Pastel Journal Magazine’s “20th Annual Pastel 100 Competition”. In this venue, over 2,000 artists competed internationally to be included in the top 100.