Art Center Of Estes Park

Mary and Jennifer use watercolor, oil, and pastel to capture the natural beauty of the Colorado and Western landscape and the wildlife that inhabits it. This show combines their artistic vision resulting in captivating impressionistic and realistic paintings that celebrate nature.

Mary Benke: Mary is an award-winning artist who combines the creative use of texture, color, and design to evoke emotion and a strong sense of imagery in her paintings. An editor and graphic designer by trade, her expressive landscapes, appealing animal portraits, and intriguing city scenes combine her keen eye for design and love of travel and nature.

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Jennifer Shoemaker: With a career in Scientific Illustration, Jennifer’s paintings combine her love of both fine art and nature. As a freelance fine artist, she enjoys letting her realistic style of painting reflect a more interpretive quality. Watercolor is her chosen medium with its glowing transparency and serendipitous quality resulting in unique representations of the natural world of landscapes and wildlife art.