| Mary Rollins attended Dana College, in Blair, Nebraska. As an art major, she also attended the University of Copenhagen; and, graduated Magna cum Laude with a BS in Fine Arts from Southern Oregon University in 1979. Post-graduate studies included instruction from Bruce Butte, Morris Shubin, Katherine Chang-Lui, Judy Barnes, Jan Kunz, Semyon Bilmes, Judy Morris, and Susan McKinnon. Her years of professional training and discipline have given her what she describes now as, “...an appreciation for the impact of strong values and the changing qualities of light.” But, it was her life as a Minnesota farm girl that prepared her for her own life journey in the Pacific Northwest, where she has lived and worked for over thirty years. In her own words, “I have a very deep interest in the natural world around me. I’m influenced by its intensity; the variation, color, line, and design I find in nature.” Today, her subjects include intimate views of rivers, wildlife, and florals of the Pacific Northwest. Her work stands as a personal interpretation of the world; and it has been described in professional art magazines as--Contemporary Naturalism.
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