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 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. Most recently her work was accepted by the Adirondack Pastel Society into their 7th Annual National Pastel Exhibition and was awarded “Vermont Pastel Society Award”. Additional exhibitions include: 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. Her entry in the Landscape and Interior Category received “Honorable Mention” and was published in the April 2019 edition of Pastel Journal. Currently her plein air works are included in the Ella Sharp Museum’s “Barns: Preserving Agricultural Heritage”. Her plein air works are the only fine art images included in this event, depicting the unique beauty and history of our land’s agricultural icons.
