Mary Baxter: Random Moments from South County
On view March 20 - May 2, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, March 20th, 5 - 7 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, March 21st, 1 - 3 pm
Foltz Fine Art is pleased to present Mary Baxter: Random Moments from South County, a solo exhibition on view from March 20 through May 2, 2026. The exhibition will be presented concurrently with E. Dan Klepper: Wayfinder: Navigating the Natural Order. Both exhibitions open with a public reception on Friday, March 20, from 5 to 7 PM.
In Random Moments from South County, Mary Baxter presents a body of work shaped by quiet observation and lived experience, drawn from her time splitting between Marfa in Far West Texas, and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (hence, “South County”). One of the most celebrated contemporary expressionist painters of the American Southwest, Baxter approaches place not as a fixed subject but as an internalized condition formed through years of living, ranching, and working within these landscapes.
Her paintings reflect an intuitive and deeply nuanced understanding of the land. Bold abstractions emerge from fleeting impressions of desert vistas, rolling clouds, mountain passes, open pasture, and the slow rhythms of rural life. Balance and harmony remain hallmarks of Baxter’s work. Natural elements, including plants, cattle, windmills, stock tanks, sunsets, and shifting weather, are rendered with equal presence and intention. Striking color relationships and assured compositional structures affirm her distinctive vision while maintaining a prevailing sense of serenity.
Rather than documenting specific sites, Baxter distills moments that linger in memory. These works invite viewers to pause and reflect, encouraging a contemplative engagement with the subtle beauty and expansive calm of the contemporary Southwest. Through Random Moments from South County, Baxter offers a meditation on time, place, and the quiet revelations found in sustained attention to the land.
MARYBAXTER(b1963)
BorninLubbock;residesinMarfa
2143Westheimer Houston,TX77098 7135217500 wwwfoltzgallerycom
BorninLubbock,Texas,raisedinSanAntonio,MaryBaxterhasfeltconnectedtotheChihuahuanDesertandtheTransPecoslandscape,eversincefamilycampingtripsthereasalittlegirlShegraduatedin1987fromtheUniversityofTexasat SanAntonio,whereshestudiedpaintingandadvancedprintmakingHerdegreewasself-financedbyworkinginbetween semesters,acrossthecountryonthehigh-goalpolocircuit
In1995,shemovedtoaranchanhourSouthwestofMarfatohelpraisestockeryearlingsandtrainhorses,anditwasthere thatshebegantoseethebeautyandmakepaintingsoftheruggeddesert.Afterseveralyearsshewasabletoquittheranch workandthetrainingandtradingofhorses,andpaintfull-time.MovingtoMarathonin2002,Baxterusedtheold ShoemakerHardwarebuildingasherstudioandgalleryfortenyearsbeforemovingbacktoMarfa.Nowsheishappily ensconcedintheformerhighschoolVocationalAg.buildingashercurrentworkshop.Whilehermainstudioandgalleryis locatedinMarfa,BaxterusesavintageSilverStreaktrailerthatallowshertoworkinmoreremotelocations,wherethe smallerpaintingsaredone‘enpleinair’andtheideasandsketchesaregatheredforthelargepaintingsthatwillbefinishedin thestudioThisapproachallowsBaxtertouniquelycapturethevastsplendorofthisremoteregionofTexas
Today,MaryBaxterisoneofthemostcelebratedcontemporaryexpressionistpaintersoftheregionShecapturesherlovefor FarWestTexas,NewMexicoandthegreaterAmericanSouthwestasevidencedthroughherpaintings,whichrevealadeep understandingandnuancedknowledgeofthesestoriedlands,basedoninsightsshehasacquiredoveryearsoflivinghereasa resident,arancherandnowafull-timepainterThehighdesertcountryofWestTexasisengrainedinher psyche,havingwhomovedtotheareaovertwentyyearsagoandcurrentlysplitshertimebetweenherhomeandstudioin Marfaandbeing“off-the-grid”ontheirranchnearTruth-or-Consequences,NewMexicoHerpaintingsofthearea,reflect Baxter’sprofoundlyinternalized“senseofplace”,theseboldabstractionsdrawingfromthisexpansiveanddramaticcountry, andaffirminghervisionthroughgrandexecutionandstrikingcolorschemesThereisasenseofserenityinherworkBalance andharmonyarealsohallmarksofBaxter’sworkmountains,desertvistas,plants,raincloudsrollingthroughamountain passorcumulousformsscuddingoverapasture,thevibrantcolorsofsunsetsandsunrises,slowlymovingcattle,windmills, andstocktanksareallpresentedwithequalweightHerworkcallsouttoviewers,encouragingthemtotakethetimetorevel insuchwonders
Since2017,herworkhasbeenincludedintwomajorpublicationsbyTexasA&MUniversityPress–OfTexasRivers& TexasArtandTheArtofTexasStateParks:ACentennialCelebration,1923-2023Namedasoneofthethirty-five “CentennialArtists”fortheproject,BaxtercapturedtheDevilsRiverStateNaturalArea,andtheChinatiMountainsState NaturalArea.
ArtistStatement
ImovedtotheBigBendregionovertwentyyearsago,whenweleasedaranchsouthwestofMarfaforraisingyearling cattle.MostofthetimeIlivedtherebymyself,checkingwaterandputtingoutfeed,andtrainingsomehorsesforextra income.
ThelandscapekeptworkingonmeandIbegantopaintmysurroundingsThiswasinthepre-digitalageandtheonly placetohavefilmdevelopedwasinAlpine,twoandahalfhoursawaySoIlearnedtorelyinsteadonsketchesandnotes forreference,apracticeIstillprefertousetoday
ForseveralmoreyearswhileIpaintedthisarea,Isupportedmyselftrainingandtradinghorses,andsometimesworkinga seasononthehigh-goalpolocircuitinFloridaorCalifornia
NowI’mabletopaintandsculptfulltimeinthisplaceIcallhomeIlovemyjob,andIespeciallylikethatIcanmakemy livingoffthislandwithouthavingtoalteritinanyway
MARYBAXTER(b.1963)
wwwbaxtergallerycom
https://wwwinstagramcom/mkbpainter/
SelectedBiographicalandCareerHighlights
1963BorninLubbock,Texas
1988BSBusiness;PaintingandAdvancedPrintmaking,UniversityofTexasatSanAntonio,Texas
2002–12BaxterStudioandGallery,Marathon,Texas
2005BestinShow,TrappingsofTexas,MuseumoftheBigBend,Alpine
2006–07Residency,McDonaldObservatory,FortDavis 2011Residency,MadroñoRanch,Medina
2017PublishedinOfTexasRivers&TexasArt,TexasA&MUniversityPress
2022PublishedinTheArtofTexasStateParks:ACentennialCelebration,1923-2023,TexasA&M UniversityPress ResidesinMarfa,Texas
SelectedSoloExhibitions
2022MaryBaxter:DesertlandsoftheSouthwest,FoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2019DesertLifeandSkyRecentPaintings,HuntGallery,SanAntonio,Texas
2017MaryBaxter:PaintingFarWestTexas,WilliamReaves|SarahFoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2016MaryBaxter:PaintingsoftheBigBend,HuntGallery,SanAntonio,Texas
2010Solo,MuseumoftheSouthwest,Midland,Texas 2010Solo,HuntGallery,SanAntonio,Texas
2009Solo,EugeneBinderExhibitionSpace,Marfa,Texas
2003Solo,BallroomMarfa,Texas
SelectedExhibitions
2024PaintingAcrossTexas:FourRanchesxFourArtists–MaryBaxter,DavidCaton,NoePerez&Jeri Salter,FoltzFineArt,Houston,TX 2023-24,TheArtofTexasStateParks,BullockMuseum,Austin,TX;HoustonMuseumofNaturalScience, Houston,TX;PanhandlePlainsHistoricalMuseum,Canyon,TX;OldJailArtCenter,Albany,TX;Tyler MuseumofArt,Tyler,TX
2021ContemporaryTexasRegionalistLandscapes,FoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2020TheTexasAesthetic,FoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2019TheNewShow,FoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2019TheTexasAesthetic:ThirtyContemporaryArtistsRedefiningTexasArt,FoltzFineArt,Houston, Texas
2019StateofContrast,BankofAmericaCenterLobby,KinzelmanArtConsulting&FoltzFineArt, Houston,Texas
2019StoriedLands,ContemporaryTexasLandscapePainters,FoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2018TheTexasAestheticXII:TheSearchfor"Texas"inContemporaryArt&Culture,WilliamReaves| SarahFoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2017-18OfTexasRivers&TexasArttouringexhibition,SanAngeloMuseumofFineArt,SanAngelo, Texas;RotundaGalleryattheTexasStateCapitol,Austin,Texas;TheWitteMuseum,SanAntonio,Texas; andTheMaybornMuseumatBaylorUniversity,Waco,Texas
2017-18ContemporaryTexasRegionalistsWinterShow,WilliamReaves|SarahFoltzFineArt,Houston, Texas
2017LonestarLegaciesinContemporaryTexasArt,TheHaleyMemorialLibrary&HistoryCenter, Midland,Texas
2017TheTexasAestheticXI:TheSearchfor"Texas"inContemporaryArt&Culture,WilliamReaves| SarahFoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2017ASIS:RuralRealism,TheGraceMuseum,Abilene,Texas
2016TheTexasAestheticX,WilliamReaves|SarahFoltzFineArt,Houston,Texas
2016TheLayofTheLand:ContemporaryLandscapePaintinginTexas,curatedbyKinzelmanArt Consulting,BankofAmerica,Houston,Texas
2016AHolidayShow:ContemporaryTexasRegionalism,WilliamReaves|SarahFoltzFineArt,Houston, Texas
2015PaintingintheTexasTradition:ContemporaryTexasRegionalism,PearlFincherMuseumofFine Arts,Spring,Texas
2015TiesthatBind:ContemporaryTexasRegionalism,TurnerHouse,Dallas,Texas
2015TexasAesthetic:ContemporaryTexasRegionalism,WilliamReavesFineArt,Houston,Texas
2015TheBigBendofTexas:InterpretationsbySevenArtists,WilliamReavesFineArt,Houston,Texas
2015TheHolidayShowwiththeContemporaryTexasRegionalists,WilliamReavesFineArt,Houston, Texas
2014-16Invitational,NationalRanchingHeritageMuseum,Lubbock,Texas
2014TheTexasAesthetic,AnnualExhibition,WilliamReavesFineArt,Houston,TX
2014PaintingintheTexasTradition:ContemporaryTexasRegionalism,TurnerHouse,Dallas,Texas
2013TheTexasAesthetic,AnnualExhibition,WilliamReavesFineArt,Houston,TX
2013HolidaysattheHaley,HaleyMemorialLibrary,Midland,Texas
2011Groupoffour,SanAngeloMuseumofFineArts,SanAngelo,Texas
2008HuntingArtPrizeExhibition,Houston,Texas
2008Invitational,LadybirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter,Austin,Texas
2005–09AnnualAnimalArtShow,Invitational,BigBendVenue,Texas
2005–08TrappingsofTexas,MuseumoftheBigBend,Alpine,Texas
2005Two-personshow,HighlandGallery,Marfa,Texas
2004Groupoffive,BaxterGallery,Marathon,Texas
SelectedPublicCollections
BlueBonnetElectricCooperative,Bastrop,TX DataFoundry,Austin,TX
LakesideCountryClub,Houston,TX
McDonaldObservatory,FortDavisandAustin,TX
MarfaNationalBank,Marfa,TX RiataEnergy,Dallas,TX
WarburgPincus,Houston,TXandNewYork,NY
MaryBaxter: RandomMomentsfromSouthCounty
MaryBaxter
ALargeQuiet,2025 oiloncanvas
36x36in
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter
ARoughRidgeona
HotAfternoon,2025 oiloncanvas
36x36in
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter
AfterRaininthe Desert,2025
oiloncanvas
36x36in
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00 4.
MaryBaxter
AlmostDusk,2026 oiloncanvas
30x72in
Framed31.5x73.5in
$10,250.00 5.
MaryBaxter
Back-litJackrabbit, 2025 oilonpanel
30x24in
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
Mary Baxter
Big Bend National Park
88,2021 oil on panel
10 x 8 in
Framed 11.25 x 9.25 in
$875.00
FoltzFineArt
2143Westheimer
Houston,TX77098
713.521.7500 www.foltzgallery.com
MaryBaxter
BullandDistantRain, 2025
oiloncanvas
36x36in
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
Mary Baxter Cattle,2025 oil on panel
30 x 22 in
Framed 32 x 26 x 2.5 in
$5,000.00
MaryBaxter Chinati Mountain, 2025 oil on canvas
36 x 36 in
Framed 37.5 x 37.5 in
$7,800.00
Mary Baxter Comes a Frontal System, 2024 oil on canvas
30 x 72 in
Framed 73.75 x 31.5 in
$10,250.00
MaryBaxter
Dusk in the Park,2026 oil on canvas
36 x 36 in
Framed 37.5 x 37.5 in SOLD
MaryBaxter
Late Afternoon Near Terlingua,2025 oil on canvas
48 x 60 in
Framed 49.5 x 61.5 in
$13,000.00
2.
MaryBaxter LateLight,2025 oiloncanvas 48x48in
Framed49.5x49.5in
$10,500.00
MaryBaxter LitOcotillosinaRocky Place,2026 oilonpanel
30x24in
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter LoftHouse,2025 oiloncanvas 12x36in
Framed14x38in
$3,800.00
MaryBaxter LongShadows,2025 oiloncanvas
48x48in
Framed49.5x49.5in
$10,500.00
MaryBaxter MineRuins,Study Butte,2026 oilonpanel 9x12in
Framed11.5x14.5in
$975.00
Mary Baxter Mud Mountain (in a sense), 2026 oil on panel 8 x 16 in
Framed 9.75 x 17.75 in
$1,100.00
Mary Baxter Near Terlingua, Morning, 2025 oil on panel 8 x 8 in
Framed 10.25 x 10.25 in $750.00
Mary Baxter Near the River, 2021 oil on panel 10 x 10 in
Framed 11.25 x 11.25 in $950.00
MaryBaxter OldMineRuins,2025 oilonpanel 8x8in
Framed9.5x9.5in
$750.00
Mary Baxter One Bull and Distant Rain, 2025 oil on canvas
48 x 48 in
Framed 49.5 x 49.5 in $10,500.00
MaryBaxter PronghorninSummer, 2025 oiloncanvas
30x72in
Framed31.5x73.5in
$10,250.00
MaryBaxter Peak,2025 oil on canvas
36 x 36 in
Framed 37.5 x 37.5 in SOLD
MaryBaxter Pink/Purple,2026 oil on panel 9 x 12 in
Framed 11.5 x 14.5 in $975.00
SOLD
MaryBaxter Raven and Purple Cactus,2025 oil on canvas 30 x 24 in
Framed 31.5 x 25.5 in $5,500.00
MaryBaxter
Raven on a High Pole, 2025 oil on canvas
30 x 30 in
Framed 32 x 32 in
$6,500.00
MaryBaxter
RockyKnoll,2025 oiloncanvas
36x36in
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,800.00
MaryBaxter
RoughHillside/Ocotillos,2025 oiloncanvas
36x36in
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter SkulkingCoyotesat Sunset,2026 oilonpanel
30x24in
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter
SmallShade,2025 oiloncanvas
30x24in
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter StudyforLate Afternoonnear Terlingua,2026 oilonpanel 9x12in
Framed11.5x14.5in
$975.00
MaryBaxter StudyforLong Shadow,2026 oil on panel 10 x 10 in
Framed 12.5 x 12.5 in
$950.00
SOLD
MaryBaxter SunriseStudy,2026 oilonpanel 6x8in
Framed8.5x10.5in
$675.00
MaryBaxter TorC(moonset),2026 oilonpanel 10x8in
Framed12.5x10.5in
$875.00
MaryBaxter TuleMountain,2026 oilonpanel 8x10in
Framed10.5x12.5in
$875.00
MaryBaxter
ThreeOcotillos,2025 oiloncanvas 48x48in
Framed50.5x49.5in
$10,500.00
Mary Baxter
Three Ocotillos (Heat), 2026 oil on panel 10 x 10 in
Framed 12.5 x 12.5 in SOLD
MaryBaxter TwoHorsesinaRocky Pasture,2025 oilonpanel 30x24in
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter TwoRavensanda Nest,2025 oiloncanvas 30x60in
Framed31.5x61.5in
$10,000.00
MaryBaxter VastandOpen,2025 oiloncanvas
48x54in
Framed50x55.5in
$12,000.00
MaryBaxter WestSideofPerry Mansion,2025 oilonpanel 30x24in
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter
ALargeQuiet,2025 oiloncanvas
36x36in(91.44x91.44cm)
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter
ARoughRidgeonaHotAfternoon,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
36x36in(91.44x91.44cm)
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter
AfterRainintheDesert,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:lowerleftandenverso
36x36in(91.44x91.44cm)
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter
AlmostDusk,2026 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
30x72in(76.2x182.88cm)
Framed31.5x73.5in
$10,250.00
MaryBaxter
Back-litJackrabbit,2025 oilonpanel
Signature:enverso
30x24in(76.2x60.96cm)
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter
BigBendNationalPark88,2021 oilonpanel
Signature:SLL
10x8in(25.4x20.32cm)
Framed11.25x9.25in
$875.00
MaryBaxter
BullandDistantRain,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso 36x36in(91.44x91.44cm)
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter
Cattle,2025 oilonpanel
30x22in(76.2x55.88cm)
Framed32x26x2.5in
$5,000.00
MaryBaxter
ChinatiMountain,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso 36x36in(91.44x91.44cm)
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,800.00
MaryBaxter ComesaFrontalSystem,2024 oiloncanvas
Signature:LowerLeft
30x72in(76.2x182.88cm)
Framed73.75x31.5x2.5in
$10,250.00
Mary Baxter
Dusk in the Park, 2026 oil on canvas
Signature: en verso
36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)
Framed 37.5 x 37.5 in
$7,500.00 SOLD
MaryBaxter
LateAfternoonNearTerlingua,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso 48x60in(121.92x152.4cm)
Framed49.5x61.5in
$13,000.00
MaryBaxter
LateLight,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
48x48in(121.92x121.92cm)
Framed49.5x49.5in
$10,500.00
MaryBaxter
LitOcotillosinaRockyPlace,2026 oilonpanel
Signature:enverso
30x24in(76.2x60.96cm)
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
12 x 36 in (30.48 x 91.44 cm)
Framed 14 x 38 in
$3,800.00
Mary Baxter
Loft House, 2025 oil on canvas
MaryBaxter
LongShadows,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
48x48in(121.92x121.92cm)
Framed49.5x49.5in
$10,500.00
MaryBaxter
MineRuins,StudyButte,2026 oilonpanel
9x12in(22.86x30.48cm)
Framed11.5x14.5in
$975.00
Mary Baxter
Mud Mountain (in a sense), 2026 oil on panel
8 x 16 in (20.32 x 40.64 cm)
Framed 9.75 x 17.75 in
$1,100.00 SOLD
MaryBaxter
NearTerlingua,Morning,2025 oilonpanel
Signature:enverso 8x8in(20.32x20.32cm)
Framed10.25x10.25in
$750.00
MaryBaxter NeartheRiver,2021 oilonpanel
Signature:signedbackonly
10x10in(25.4x25.4cm) Framed11.25x11.25in
$950.00
MaryBaxter
OldMineRuins,2025
oilonpanel
8x8in(20.32x20.32cm)
Framed9.5x9.5in
$750.00
Mary Baxter
One Bull and Distant Rain, 2025 oil on canvas
Signature: en verso
48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)
Framed 49.5 x 49.5 in
$10,500.00 SOLD
Mary Baxter Peak, 2025 oil on canvas
Signature: en verso
36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)
Framed 37.5 x 37.5 in
$7,800.00 SOLD
Mary Baxter
Pink/Purple, 2026
oil on panel
9 x 12 in (22.86 x 30.48 cm)
Framed 11.5 x 14.5 in
$975.00 SOLD
MaryBaxter
PronghorninSummer,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso 30x72in(76.2x182.88cm)
Framed31.5x73.5in
$10,250.00
MaryBaxter
RavenandPurpleCactus,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso 30x24in(76.2x60.96cm)
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter
RavenonaHighPole,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
30x30in(76.2x76.2cm)
Framed32x32in
$6,500.00
RockyKnoll,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
36x36in(91.44x91.44cm)
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,800.00
MaryBaxter
MaryBaxter
RoughHillside/Ocotillos,2025 oiloncanvas
36x36in(91.44x91.44cm)
Framed37.5x37.5in
$7,500.00
MaryBaxter
SkulkingCoyotesatSunset,2026 oilonpanel
30x24in(76.2x60.96cm)
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter
SmallShade,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
30x24in(76.2x60.96cm)
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter
StudyforLateAfternoonnearTerlingua,2026 oilonpanel
9x12in(22.86x30.48cm)
Framed11.5x14.5in
$975.00
Mary Baxter
Study for Long Shadow, 2026
oil on panel
10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Framed 12.5 x 12.5 in
$950.00
SOLD
MaryBaxter
SunriseStudy,2026 oilonpanel
6x8in(15.24x20.32cm)
Framed8.5x10.5in
$675.00
MaryBaxter
TorC(moonset),2026 oilonpanel
10x8in(25.4x20.32cm)
Framed12.5x10.5in
$875.00
Mary Baxter
Three Ocotillos, 2025 oil on canvas
Signature: en verso
48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)
Framed 50.5 x 49.5 in
$10,500.00
Mary Baxter
Three Ocotillos (Heat), 2026 oil on panel
10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Framed 12.5 x 12.5 in
$925.00
SOLD
MaryBaxter
TuleMountain,2026
oilonpanel
8x10in(20.32x25.4cm)
Framed10.5x12.5in
$875.00
MaryBaxter
TwoHorsesinaRockyPasture,2025 oilonpanel
Signature:enverso 30x24in(76.2x60.96cm)
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
MaryBaxter
TwoRavensandaNest,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso
30x60in(76.2x152.4cm)
Framed31.5x61.5in
$10,000.00
MaryBaxter
VastandOpen,2025 oiloncanvas
Signature:enverso 48x54in(121.92x137.16cm)
Framed50x55.5in
$12,000.00
MaryBaxter
WestSideofPerryMansion,2025 oilonpanel
Signature:enverso 30x24in(76.2x60.96cm)
Framed31.5x25.5in
$5,500.00
