Mary Reusch, Artist

Portraits

The human figure, is the ultimate subject for an artist. I have had the joy of doing commissions, as well as following up on ideas that have interested me. Geometric Girl is what I think of as a painting sculpture as it is viewed from multiple angles.

Superior Couple by Lake Superior, oil on linen, oil on linen, 24"x30"

Madonna & Child with Symbols, oil on linen, 20"x16"

Geometric Girl, oil on linen, 7"x8"x8"

Geometric Girl looking Down, oil on linen, 8"x8"

Geometric Girl From the back, oil on linen, 7"x8"

Geometric Girl from the Front, oil on linen, 7"x8"

Geometric Girl Left Side, oil on linen, 7"x8"

Geometric Girl Right Side, oil on linen, 7"x8"

Water as Metaphor

Water has become very symbolic to me, I see excitement in rushing water, meditation in stillness of water, the life that lives in water, and much in-between. I love the ideas that it creates!

Three animals in Tide-pools, 24"x18", oil on linen

California Tide Pool Animals, oil on linen, 18"x24"

Creek and Rocks, oil on linen, 18"x24"

Leaves Descending to Creek Bottom, oil on linen, 18"x24"

Rocks and Sky in the Creek, oil on linen, 18"x24"

Light Pink Lillies & Green Lily Pads, oil on linen, 12"x36"

Colored Lily Pads & Frog, oil on linen, 12"x36"

Sunlit Creek Bottom & Fall Leaves, oil on linen, 40"x40"

Experiments with Copper Surfaces

In these paintings I have been playful, using oil, patinas, foils, etching and other techniques while working with the copper surface to find interesting colors and glow beneath it all.

Abode (Bonnard's Bath), Copper on Panel, 2 1/2"x4"

A place Far from Here, mixed media, 5"x7"

Night of the Deep Blue Sea, mixed media, 9"x7"

Cloud&Estuary, mixed Media, 4"x3"

Lily Pads in Late Fall, oil on copper, 12"x12"

Pine Tree in Front Yard, oil on copper, 10"x8"

Lily Pads Aged & Frayed, oil on copper, 6"x8"

Montana Mountain, oil on copper, 4"x6"

Lily Pads Tied together, Oil on copper, 12"x12"

Birch in Moonlight, oil on copper, 5"x4"

Three Red Trees on Back Hill, oil on copper, 5"x10"

Moon Bursting Through Clouds, oil on copper, 4"x6"

Single Golden Leaf, oil on copper, 4"x6"

London Tower Wall and Tree, oil on copper, 12"x9"

The Persistence of Life: Looking Closely at the ground

These paintings are about my feeling that we might cover the ground with asphalt or cement, but soon it doesn't take long for the plants to break through the layers and come to life. I found myself looking at the ground in new ways, and celebrating the Tenacity of Life!