Catalog - Mary Booth Cabot

Mary Booth Cabot
Watercolors • Limited Edition Prints • Graphics • Posters • Mixed Media • Pen & Ink • Oil • Acrylic
Egret in Mangrove Swamp
Egret fishing in a wading pool in the Everglades.
The mate to this painting is the “Heron in Mangrove Swamp.”
A Classic Collection of Limited Edition Prints
In the graphic forms of Original Handmade Stone Lithography, Etchings, Fine Art, Museum
Giclees, Laser Prints, and Offset Lithography Prints.
Original Commissions at Your Request
About The Artist
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Mary Booth Cabot has never forgotten her
childhood walks in her grandmother’s garden;
a garden so colorful that bowls of her flowers
decorated the family church every Sunday.
“As a child, I spent hours in that garden. Today, when
I paint flowers, birds, and landscapes,
I recreate the peace and harmony I felt there.”
A true master of water color, Mary always uses
full-spectrum color because Mother Nature abhors
monochrome. “I use watercolor in a powerful,
complete way, and that’s why people light up when
they see my work.”
She paints in a realistic style, and her attention to
detail and accuracy makes her paintings spring to life.
Her florals have been exhibited at major American
botanical gardens because of their accuracy as well as
their great artistic beauty. Some of the gardens which
have invited her to
star in long-term one-woman exhibits include the
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, the State
Botanical Garden at the University of Georgia
in Athens, the Hunt Institute at Carnegie-Mellon
Pittsburgh, Cheekwood Botanical Museum and Garden
in Nashville and the Marie Selby Botanical Museum in
Sarasota.
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Amaryllis - “Through the Window”
Lavender’s Blue II
I love the way the light coming thru the petals enriches the reds.
A Spuria Iris. The water drops feel like jewels of light that could roll off into my hand. This
is the second of two paintings of this plant.
Trout Lilies
Magnolia Grandiflora
Also called Dog-tooth Violets, Adders Tongue, and the botanical name Erythronium
Americana. These native lilies are snuggled into a sunlit bed of moss in the deep woods. The
mates to this painting are Tulip Poplar Blossoms and Autumn Symphony.
This is the fragrant alluring Magnolia tree we all know and love with it’s patent leather leaves
that are so velvety soft on the underside.
Azalea I
Azalea II “Satsuki ‘Jogha’ Azaleas”
Toward twilight these backlit “Ben Morrison” azaleas are lovely as the world quiets down.
Hang this painting vertically or horizontally.
Airy mid-day back lighting invited me to use a multitude of colors to express the joy of the
day’s breeze and sunshine.
Camellia “Pink Parade”
Rubrum Lilies “Star Gazer” Lilies
The sheer beauty of luscious light patterns captured my interest. Hang
this picture vertically or horizontally.
These lilies are just as they grow in the summer breezes.
Azalea III
Waterlilies “Reflections”
These Ben Morrison azaleas were painted in the noonday sun with the breezes fluttering around
me as I worked. Some of the background shapes are an echo of the breezes.
Patterns of still water seem like mirrored reflections of gentleness.
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Each year Mary adds to her splendid collection of birds.
Goldfinches on
Crabapple Blossoms I
Goldfinches on
Crabapple Blossoms II
Hydrangeas & Warbler
These delicate and intricate blossoms frame the male Warbler. Painted to
go with the Goldfinches as a trio.
Bluebirds
These cute faces bring joy to our springtime.
Female Cardinal
These images are reminiscent of a very pleasant time
in my childhood. When I came home from school,
my cat would meet me and we would sit together
under the old crabapple trees watching the birdies
play in the branches. These pictures interconnect
with each other: hang them vertically or horizontally
together.
Male Cardinal
These birds have a special togetherness. The art is designed so that the branches innerconnect. You may
hang these birds horizontally facing each other, or vertically with the male on top.
Windy Cardinal
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This male cardinal is enjoying the spring breezes as
they ruffle his feathers.
Chickadees I
Chickadees II
These chickadees sit perched on the seed heads of Sumack bushes, one of their favorite foods. These
pictures hang facing each other or stacked vertically.
If you’d like, she can paint one especially for you.
To the attentive eye each moment
of the year has its own beauty,
and in the same field, it beholds, every
hour, a picture which was never seen
before and which shall never be seen
again...
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Together these pictures portray a flock of birds
in the same shrub, relaying berries down to each
other. Hang these pictures right to left, left to right,
or one over the other as the branches interconnect.
Cedar Waxwings on Pyracantha I
Cedar Waxwings on Pyracantha II
These backyard birds represent the four seasons.
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Flicker
This debonaire bandit who wears a mask, arrives to
visit you with all his relatives.
Excitement fills the air when you see this bird. He is
both noisy and colorful, and has a fetish for ants.
Mockingbird on Holly
House Finch
This bodacious character knows no fear and goes off
on a spree singing everyone’s songs.
Dressed in red this bird is poised to enjoy the fruit of
the day. He completes the set of four.
The little birds of the forest are a
curious lot. They find me as
I walk in the quiet of the woods.
They pop-up from here and there
and unexpected places with looks
of “Who are you?” And, then they
decide to entertain me with their
antics. They keep me company, all
along the way and I pause often
just to enjoy them.
Woodland Chickadee
During summertime this Chickadee is one of the little
birds of the forest who will follow you.
More Birds on Page 6 & 7
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Red Cattleya Orchid
Jeweled Lady
This orchid is one of my favorite plants. I have over 600 orchids I love and care for.
A fabulous opalescent cattleya orchid from a friend’s greenhouse. I was
thrilled with all the soft colors that lie next to each other.
Heron in Mangrove Swamp
Painted in the Florida Keys, this Heron sits almost hidden in the mangroves.
Egret in Mangrove Swamp
Egret fishing in an Everglades wading pool.
Water reflections have always mesmerized me – calm, smooth, dancing, rippling, & sparkling.
These two pictures show some of my enjoyment with water
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Red Miltona Orchid
Beach Debris
This orchid’s character has a bright and bold presence.
I love to walk the beaches and connect with the sea, and see what was left behind as the tide receeds.
Here is a wonderful crab carapace nestled against this weathered log.
White Throated Sparrow
His song is clear & bright spreading joy from the tops of
the trees. This picture can be mated with the Cardinals to
make a set of three.
Pacific Coast Iris
This is a west-coast iris whose colors and patterns are interesting to me. It needs
very little water & is called a tough-leaved iris.
Garden Work Boots
These boots were well used
and well loved.
Hummingbirds II
Hummingbirds I
Swallowtail Butterflies I
Swallowtail Butterflies II
Ruby throated hummingbirds tasting trumpet vine. They are irridescent jewels with tissue paper translucent wings. Hang these
pictures one over the other or side by side.
I grew these asters and butterflies in my garden one summer. The favorite host plant for the butterflies
is Bronze Fennel that the caterpillars need to mature into butterflies.
Gettysburg Porch
I drove by this home in Gettysburg, PA. It has a dog in the
crate on the porch and a butcher knife and string to hold
up the geranium bloom in the pot plant.
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Watering Can
This reminds me of hot summer
days when my mother and I
would gather flowers from the
garden. Freshly picked, these are
anemones & borage in a watering
can.
Almost Black Daylilies
Red daylilies that are backlit almost look black.
This is a crisp ink drawing with colored pencil over it.
Parrot Tulips
These are luscious frilly tulips seen
en masse at Cheekwood Botanical
Garden, Tennessee.
Passion Flower Vine
As a child we called this vine May Pops. We were thrilled with their small pop
like explosions as we stepped on the fruit pods. Its curly tendrils add a lace-like
quality to the drawing.
Red Daylilies I
Red Daylilies II
These are wonderfully heat tolerant, bug resistant, dependable beauties,
they remind me that self reliance is a virtue.
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Vase of Lilies
Garden lilies & weeds for texture. A perfect
ink drawing & watercolor.
Daffodil Trio
Three perfect daffodils I photographed at the
Philadelphia Flower Show.
Spring is Here Again
“King Alfred” daffodils in the early spring with the sun coming up to push winter out of the way.
Our hearts always feel lighter when
we see the Daffodils in bloom. They
signal the sunshine of spring and
warm evenings. And, it is especially
nice to breathe in their fragrance
and know we have just taken a deep
breath of life.
Park Seed Flower Day “Garden Party”
One exceptional summer day when all the football length flower beds were in glorious full-bloom.
Espaliered Pear
A pear tree in fruit that is tacked to a concrete pillar for support. My attention was caught
and held by all the many colors displayed in the leaves.
Yellow Lady Slipper
Cypripedium calceolus puts her best foot
forward in deciduous forests where she
forms nodding colonies.
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Tree Lace
I set my thoughts adrift today
amid a filigree tangle of lacy
tops I found high
in an aged oak... and felt
I'd learned in that moment
of whispering stillness
to appreciate the changing
touch of winter's cold.
Red Red Rose
Night Blooming Cereus
The beauty of a solitary red rose symbolizes true love
and life’s vitality.
This favorite house plant and tropical vine is fragrant and
night blooming. Many of us excitedly stay up until 1:00 am
to see it open. It closes by dawn.
There is no light more lovely
than when I see it through the
translucent petals of
a delicate blossom. My heart
sings - and it is as though
God’s love is present.
Hibiscus
Anthurium
This plant has luscious colors. In all its glory, it welcomes
the afternoon sun. Hang this vertically or horizontally
An unusual and dramatic ‘little boy plant’
Amaryllis Peach - “Apple Blossom Amaryllis”
Southern Cross
Notice the texture of the petals. Soft pink and peach makes a delightful change
from Christmas reds.
A cattleya orchid on a starry night. The original is an etching &
overlaid by colored pencil.
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White Oak Leaf
First Light
Red Oak Leaf
An old oak tree gently backlit by the moonlight brings me
quiet times.
Two fall leaves that fell from trees at my home. I love to spray these gold and put
them on Christmas packages. Frame them as a pair or together under the same
matting.
Swallowtail Butterflies on Verbena
In the hot months the butterflies are everywhere in the garden.
Hang this vertically or horizontally
Red Spotted
Purple Butterfly
This is his real name. He appears in late
August-September and has irridescent
purple under the wings.
Muse “Pearl Crescent Butterfly”
Basking in the sunshine on a summer’s afternoon, and native to the US east coast. Hang this
vertically or horizontally.
Wild Flame Azalea
These flowers present themselves in brightly
colored dresses and line up in a fancy
dance routine. This is a Callaway Gardens’
specimen plant. Hang this in all four
directions. By doing this it easily becomes a
pair of prints.
Sweet Shrub
Spice bush in a shady area with a sweet & spicy spring fragrance.
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An Iris is a truly magnificent
flower. She embodies the riches
of the universe and shows
herself to us as a rainbow – in
all colors. She invites us with her
radiant inner beauty and her
openness. And, she teaches us
to be unencumbered by beauty
– and to be delicate
as well as strong.
Bishops Cloak
Olympiad
This royal purple bearded iris is kingly indeed.
Translucent blue and lavender bearded iris.
My brother’s favorite.
Victorian Lace
Mary Francis
Kilt Lilt
White bearded iris with the very lacy edge
of an old petticoat.
One of my garden favorites; pink/coral/melon/lavender
bearded iris.
One of God’s incredible creations.
Gold, amber, and speckles on a bearded iris.
Wildflowers II
Wildflowers I
Wildflowers that grow in the sun.
The butterfly is a ‘pearl crescent’;
there is an insect to find - a
cucumber beetle.
Wildflowers that grow in the
shade. These delicate plants hide
a lady bug.
With these two paintings, I created the effect of sunshine by following the pathway of yellow from the painting on the left
thru it to the one on the right ending up on the yellow butterfly at the top.
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Irish Lace I
Irish Lace II
White bearded iris,
“Mood Glorious”.
Pink bearded iris,
“Love Is.”
These prints got their name ”Irish Lace” from a design element I used that was my grandmother’s handmade irish lace edging on one of her slips.
Lavender Iris
Laced Cotton
A lavender bearded iris. The dramatic lighting enhances
its structural beauty.
White bearded iris with a very lacy dramatic edge.
Birdsfoot Violets
Orange Fizz
Rose Duet
I love to pick handfuls of these in the spring. These violets
get their name from their bird-foot shaped leaf. The
blooms are larger than most violet’s blooms.
An exotic art deco look using a racy orange iris. It
symbolizes the balance of male and female within
ourselves.
Soft and gentle, these roses exude a beautiful perfume of
life. They bring overflowing joy to our senses.
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Original Stone Lithographs
Dogwood
Hidin’ Out
Dogwood blooms in a spring storm.
Dendrobium Dream
This piece is a personal favorite. These are the gentle and
delicate blossoms of a deciduous orchid, Dendrobium
pierardii (renamed
D.
aphyllum)
A cat who thinks no one can see him hiding behind the plants on the window sill.
Sara’s
Lilies
Rubrum lilies are stargazer lilies. These were in full bloom in
Busch Gardens, Vancouver Island, Washington.
Tigerlily “Rhapsodie”
Honeysuckle Vine
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Just growing poetically off the top of a rural fence post.
Powerful & dazzling.
My Rose
Climbing Peace Rose
Fleabane Daisies
Fragrant pink rose from my garden.
Yellow climbing rose.
A roadside wild daisy with a skipper butterfly.
Other Works
Autumn Symphony
Tulip Poplar Blossoms
A maple leaf that fell, never making it to the ground as it landed and caught on the end of
a pine bough. The mates are Tulip Poplar Blossoms and Trout Lilies (page 2.) Hang this
vertically or horizontally.
Blossoms from high in the tulip poplar tree. The mates to this are Trout Lilies (page
2) and Autumn Symphony. Hang this vertically or horizontally.
Mystical Mountain Morning
Early morning on the Appalachian Trail.
The Gayle Residence
Commissioned work of a landscaper's home.
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People collect Mary’s florals, birds and landscapes because
they admire the lifelike accuracy and strength of the work,
and they admire the artist’s ability to capture fleeting beauty.
Her works are in public, private and corporate collections
throughout the world. Over 1000 individual collectors display
originals in their homes and offices, and thousands of others
own Mary’s limited edition prints. Corporate collectors include
Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Westinghouse, Arthur Anderson,
and Simon & Schuster, as well as banks, law firms and other
business organizations.
“People often smile when they see my paintings. They think
of a garden they loved or a bird they saw through a window,
or one of my landscapes reminds them of home. I invite you
to look at my work. Enjoy – reminisce – you’ll wish to return
often.”
The Artist Offers
• Original Commissions – Portraits
of Children in joyous situations,
favorite pets, birds, florals,
horses, landscapes, automobiles,
motorcycles and industrial sites.
• On-site Consultations
• Custom Framing at greatly reduced
prices for any artwork you wish to
frame
Invite Mary Booth Cabot to your home and office to provide you with a
professional art consultation to create an inviting space that welcomes and holds the
visitor.
Mary uses her artistic expertise in interior decoration the same way she does in
painting… to organize and balance a space between color, texture, and shape, no
matter what the subject, for the best outcome. In your home and office she will
arrange, select and coordinate furniture, room colors, textiles, paintings, and other
art media.
She will….
• Hang, help you hang, or rearrange your artwork
• Artist’s Proofs – available in select
editions
• Show you how to best display the artwork you have relative to the existing light
patterns, space, colors and furnishings
• Gift Certificates for special occasions
and Gift Wrapping
• Make suggestions and recommendations on possible future additions
of artwork in a variety of media
• Shipping via UPS or truck for larger
works
• Teach you how to care for and maintain your artwork to provide years
of lasting beauty, enjoyment, and value
• Individual Lessons to artists
of all levels
• Frame and protect your treasured pieces and family mementos to their best
advantage with style and distinction
• Art Workshops, Speaking
Engagements, and Club Programs
Mary Booth Cabot is a nationally acclaimed and recognized artist with 36 years
of experience in painting as well as hanging customer’s artwork and helping them
coordinate their rooms. Mary is included in Who’s Who in American Art and in
the World Who’s Who of Women. Her consultations
are based on a two-hour minimum; fee on request.
• Visa & MasterCard accepted
• Call or check our website for Mary’s
exhibit schedule, upcoming events,
personal appearances and gallery
hours.
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