The inspiration for Mary Boehm’s watercolor paintings is drawn from her love of travel and nature. Her interest in architectural details and the strong expressions of color and texture in her paintings were honed during her years in the School of Design, Architecture and Art at the University of Cincinnati, where she received her BS degree in Interior Design in 1967. Her love of nature began as a child while taking walks with her Aunt to pick wildflowers and the feeling of peace that she experienced when communing with nature in the woods on the family farm. The depth and breadth of Mary’s life experiences and travel are apparent in her paintings…and, the meticulous details in her paintings instill in the viewer a sense of a personal relationship with Mary’s artistic expressions.

Mary’s painting has evolved to include the luminous colors of springtime in the desert, the depth of the colors in the mountains and the brilliant colors of Arizona’s spectacular sunsets and blue skies. How Arizona’s pure, desert light plays upon the natural landscape, and how light and shadow play upon architectural elements, become a dance that brings life to her paintings. The pleasure that Mary experiences in travel and nature is ever present in her paintings.

“My joy of working with watercolor is the elements of surprise that come from the paints. From the incredible depth achieved with various layers of color to the visual effects that happen from paints containing minerals, there is always an array of unexpected happenings.” - Boehm

Mary’s work has been included in various juried shows, including the Arizona Watercolor Association, West Valley Museum of Art, The Desert Foothills Land Trust and WHAM. Mary has exhibited her paintings in the annual Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour, and at On The Edge Gallery in Scottsdale as well as other arts and crafts shows in Arizona. She is a juried member of the Sonoran Arts League. She has had a One Woman show at the Clarendon Hotel Restaurant, The All Saints Episcopal Church and her work has been part of an exhibit at The Gallery at el Pedregal. Her body of work includes commissioned paintings based upon photographs of her clients’ own travels. Mary’s work is included in private collections of clients in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, Michigan, Utah, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington, Georgia, New York, Florida, Wisconsin, Oregon, Mississippi, Illinois, California, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, Canada and Germany.