Pastel 100

Paint Dexter Plein Air

"Artist Choice - Merit Award"

and  

"Best Body of Work - Merit Award"

Greg LaRock Award

(August 2022)

Adirondack Pastel Society

8th National Exhibition

"Dick Blick Merit Award"

Juror of Selection and Awards:
Karen Israel, IAPS/MC; PSA-MP; PSWC; PPSCC; CPS  (June 2022)

Great Lakes Plein Air Painters Association

"Honorable Mention"

(January 2022)

 Great Lakes Pastel Society – Exhibition

"Best of Show - Gold Award"

"This piece grabbed me the moment I saw it.  Even though the artist used a deliberate economy of 
strokes to create the painting, the subject still clearly conveys the strong light of the day (with
strategic use of the orange base), the weight of the sculpture, and the texture contrast between the 
trees and the sculpture.  This piece is a beautiful example of creating visual strength through a
carefully edited subject and smart decisions of each and every mark placed on the painting."

Juror: Barbara Jaenicke (October 2021)

  7^th Annual Adirondack National PasteL  Exhibition

"Vermont Pastel Society Award"

Juror: Jeri Greenberg PSA (August 2021)

Ella Sharp Museum

Barns: Preserving Agricultural Heritage

Featuring Plein Air Barn Poetry Artwork by:

Mary Hertler Tallman

(Dec 2020 – July 2021)

6^th Annual Adirondack National Pastel Exhibition

"Outstanding Landscape"

Juror: Karen Israel PSA-MP (July 2020)

Art 634 Plein Air Exhibition

"Second Place"

Juror: Ed Kennedy

(November 2019)

Art 634 Plein Air Exhibition

"People Choice"

(November 2019)

Paint Dexter Plein Air

         "ArtistS' Choice"                                   

Juror: Greg LaRock     “This is the most coveted of all awards because it is voted by one’s peers.  This award represents a recognition, not merely by one person, but one’s fellow artists as a body.”  (August 2019)

Witte Museum – San Antonio Art League and Museum

"Spirit of Texas Top 20"

(July 2019)

Pastel 100

"Honorable Mention"

Juror: Desmond O’Hagan (April 2019)

 “A good landscape painting is not just a demonstration of competent application of paint.  It must offer a feeling of homage to the subject.”  Keith Shackleton Pastel Journal  (April 2019)

“Any one of the 13 [winners] could be chosen as Gold Award Winner in many of the competitions across the U.S. …”  Nancy King Mertz Great Lakes Pastel Society – National Exhibition  (April 2018)

“Beautiful broken color, very strong draftsmanship skills.”

Sharon Griffis Tarr

(February 2019)

Paint Dexter Plein Air

"Best Color in a Landscape"

Juror: Peggi Roberts Kroll

(August 2017)

“Really nicely done, Mary!”

Jill Stefani Wagner

(July 2018)

“Dazzling”

Richard McKinley

(August 2017)