About the Artist

PSA-MP, IAPS/MC, PSNM, APAA/DP, PSWC

Renee’ Marz Mullis grew up drawing and painting, extremely fortunate to be raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico where the arts are highly valued and celebrated. She studied at New Mexico State University and after a career in public education, pursued art making with a passion. 

Today, Renee’ maintains a studio at the edge of the Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico. She enjoys exhibiting, and her work has garnered many awards in national and international pastel exhibitions including those of the Pastel Society of America, the International Association of Pastel Societies, and the Annual Pastel 100. 

Originally a watercolorist, Renee’ laid down her brush, mesmerized by the pastel stick’s strength of color and brilliancy. Both a studio and plein air painter, Renee’ paints southwestern landscapes, interiors/exteriors, florals, and still lifes.  She most enjoys the multitude of challenges in conveying a strong sense of luminosity and atmosphere in her work. 

Affiliations

Pastel Society of America (PSA), Master Pastelist

Pastel Society of America (PSA),  Signature Member 

Pastel Society of New Mexico (PSNM),  Signature Member 

Arizona Pastel Artists Association (APAA/DP),  Signature Member/Distinguished Pastelist

Pastel Society of Colorado (PSC),  Associate Member 

Pastel Society of the West Coast (PSWC), Signature Member

International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS/MC), Master Circle

Women Artists of the West (WAOW), Associate Member