A little bit about me…

I’m a mixed media artist living in Lincoln, Nebraska. My favorite medium is acrylic paint, but I also love working with watercolor, ink, and anything else that might enhance a piece I’m creating.

My artistic training began as a student of nature on the edge of the Sandhills of Nebraska. Growing up in a rural setting, the diverse animal and plant life around me made a profound and lasting impression. I sketched, I painted, I created dolls and weavings from the grasses around me.

When I was young, I made many pieces of art and carefully hung them on the walls of our farmhouse. I would bake cookies, bring a pitcher of ice water, and decorate the space with bouquets of wildflowers picked from our meadow. Then, my family and anyone who happened to be visiting, would receive invitations to come visit my art display. Living in a rural area, I had no idea that art galleries were a thing, but looking back, that’s exactly what I was pretending!

My desire to create lasted throughout my childhood and into adulthood. A college degree in interior design added appreciation for composition, color, and how people are directly affected by their surroundings.

I strive to create expressions that balance the wild and seemingly random beauty of nature with a more structured composition and deliberate color palette. Each fresh canvas or panel is an invitation to examine the relationships between our natural world and the organized, sometimes chaotic society that we live in.  Through my work, I find a way to visually and emotionally explore what I experience in my surroundings and see in my imagination.

My work is done in layers.  Most pieces will receive many applications of color and mediums that bring depth, texture, and complexity.  Each layer is carefully planned to ensure the finished product is rich with effects pulled through from each step of the process.

I’d love to meet you and stay in touch. You can find me on Instagram @marykoziol_art. Come say hello!