| BIOGRAPHY Wildlife artist and photographer Marie Rust is a Southeast Michigan native whose love of nature began on the shores of Whitmore Lake. A self-taught artist, she began exhibiting her work in 2005, winning a best-in-show award in 2006. Marie hopes that through her artwork and her personal commitment to environmental issues she can instill in others a respect for the natural world and a desire to protect it. Marie currently resides in Pinckney, Michigan with two other artists, two dogs, two cats and eight chickens. ARTIST STATEMENT “As an artist I am moved by the beauty of Nature and attracted to a life ruled by survival—the gaze of a predator, the wary alertness of prey. I work in a style that captures that simple intensity; through my choice of media and composition I create a connection to my subjects that is stark and direct. This connection between viewer and subject is primal and familiar, one that reminds us that we are of Nature, and Nature is in us. "Because of my belief that we cannot live long and well in an unhealthy environment, I donate three percent of all of my sales to the Nature Conservancy's Michigan chapter. The Nature Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the diversity of life by protecting land and water. Visit www.nature.org for more information." |
"Those who dwell...among the beauties and mysteries of the
Earth are never alone or weary of life."
Rachel Carson
Earth are never alone or weary of life."
Rachel Carson