Marye Russell Roeser
High Sierra Western Artist

The artist lives and maintains her studio on a horse ranch in remote Antelope Valley in Coleville, eastern California. Living and Working in the eastern Sierra for most of her life, has given Marye an intimate vision of the packing, outfitting, and livestock ranching traditions, as well as the people, scenery and culture of this beautiful, wild side of California.

This region provides the inspiration and subjects of her representational watercolor style. Marye uses colorful glazes to make her landscape glow. Her cowboy subjects show the strong light of clear air in high elevations and are people she knows well.   Read about some of the area history in our Sierra Ramblings pages and look for an upcoming book by Marye on the history of Sierra commercial pack stations.

Marye is married to rancher and outfitter Lou Roeser, has raised 4 children and enjoys 4 young grandchildren. Daughter, Leslie Engelhart is a well known western pencil artist while son, Lee Roeser, McGee Creek Pack Station owner, is an expert pack gear and saddle maker. 

Marye and Lou are proud to announce that they have been chosen by the Bishop Mule Days Committee to be the Grand Marshals of the 2012 Mule Days Parade! Mule Days is celebrated every year in Bishop, California on Memorial Day Weekend, May 22 – 27, 2012.

Be sure to read the article about Marye in the April 2009 issue of Western Horseman Magazine, "Outfitted for an Artist,"  by Ryan T. Bell..