Mariella Bisson

Overview

Mariella Bisson paints some of the same forests and waterfalls as depicted by 19th-century American art titans Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, and Sanford Gifford. She does so, however, utilizing a distinctly modern, fresh approach.  For her larger works, Bisson creates a base of collaged torn paper to serve as underpainting for her dramatic oils. This technique emboldens the geometry of her forms, highlighting the texture as well as the color and line of her natural scenes. The Hudson Valley resident prefers to work from drawings and paintings made in the field, rather than work from photographs.

"I move between abstraction and figuration making images of primal forces -- gravity, light, and darkness, endless geological time. Layers of paper replicate layers of rock under pressure. Small flickering fragments of paper communicate the effects of sunlight and moving shadows." — Mariella Bisson

Works
  • Mariella Bisson, Arcs and Angles, Waterfall
    Arcs and Angles, Waterfall
  • Mariella Bisson, Branch Falls
    Branch Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Brighter Days, Waterfall
    Brighter Days, Waterfall
  • Mariella Bisson, Brook Falls, Sunset
    Brook Falls, Sunset
  • Mariella Bisson, Bushwhack Falls
    Bushwhack Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Criss-cross Falls
    Criss-cross Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Daybreak Falls
    Daybreak Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Defining Gravity, Stoney Clove
    Defining Gravity, Stoney Clove
  • Mariella Bisson, Fallen Boulder at the Foot of the Falls
    Fallen Boulder at the Foot of the Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Falls in Sunshine and Shadow
    Falls in Sunshine and Shadow
  • Mariella Bisson, Falls, Down the Cliff
    Falls, Down the Cliff
  • Mariella Bisson, Green Woods Falls
    Green Woods Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Hidden Valley, Rock Ledge with Three Trees
    Hidden Valley, Rock Ledge with Three Trees
  • Mariella Bisson, Hilltopper Falls
    Hilltopper Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Inspiration Falls
    Inspiration Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Jeffrey Pines, Waterfall
    Jeffrey Pines, Waterfall
  • Mariella Bisson, Let's Get to the Falls
    Let's Get to the Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Lone Pine Falls
    Lone Pine Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Longview Falls
    Longview Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Rose Rock Falls at Sunrise
    Rose Rock Falls at Sunrise
  • Mariella Bisson, Silver Run Falls Panorama
    Silver Run Falls Panorama
  • Mariella Bisson, Silver Spray Falls
    Silver Spray Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Sunburst Falls, Canton, NC
    Sunburst Falls, Canton, NC
  • Mariella Bisson, The Little Deep
    The Little Deep
  • Mariella Bisson, The One and The Two, Waterfalls
    The One and The Two, Waterfalls
  • Mariella Bisson, Tree and Stone Wall, Shokan, NY
    Tree and Stone Wall, Shokan, NY
  • Mariella Bisson, Tree Growing, Brook Flowing
    Tree Growing, Brook Flowing
  • Mariella Bisson, Uphill, Downstream
    Uphill, Downstream
  • Mariella Bisson, Water Forms Rock and Rock Shapes Water, Panorama
    Water Forms Rock and Rock Shapes Water, Panorama
  • Mariella Bisson, Waterfall Way, Summertime Blues
    Waterfall Way, Summertime Blues
  • Mariella Bisson, When the Blue Shadow Falls
    When the Blue Shadow Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Wide White Falls, Water, Rock, Forest
    Wide White Falls, Water, Rock, Forest
  • Mariella Bisson, Red Cliff, Blue Pool, Fallen Rocks
    Red Cliff, Blue Pool, Fallen Rocks
  • Mariella Bisson, Rock Cliff Waterfall
    Rock Cliff Waterfall
  • Mariella Bisson, Waterfall Chases Your Blues Away
    Waterfall Chases Your Blues Away
  • Mariella Bisson, Waterfall and Rock Edges
    Waterfall and Rock Edges
  • Mariella Bisson, Forest Falls
    Forest Falls
  • Mariella Bisson, Plattekill Falls, Rock and Waterfall Field Painting
    Plattekill Falls, Rock and Waterfall Field Painting
  • Mariella Bisson, Drop Shadow Falls, Field Painting
    Drop Shadow Falls, Field Painting
  • Mariella Bisson, Plattekill Falls, Move Me Brightly
    Plattekill Falls, Move Me Brightly
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