Mary Ross Buchholz is from a pioneering, ranching family heritage and those time-honored traditions and values are a tremendous part of her life today. Mary, her husband and three children live in rural west Texas near the town of Eldorado.

The fact that the family ranching operation is spread over several west Texas counties, coupled with raising three young boys while nurturing her art career, all prove to be challenging yet tremendously rewarding endeavors.  As many can likely relate, the demands of family and ranching are immediate. Animals and children have needs that simply put, cannot be deterred.  This daily encounter with life as a ranching family shows in Mary's art as Mary continually captures the emotion, the relevance and the traditions of the American West.  Mary has the innate ability to capture the authenticity of the moment, not the romanticized vision of one who has never lived the life of a ranching family.  Mary Ross Buchholz's art captures the tradition, the people, the animals and the environment of the west and each piece is a testament to her family's traditions and 130 year old legacy as one of America's proud ranching families.

She has won many awards including Artists' Choice award at the 2010 Heart of the West Show in Ft. Worth, Texas.  She has been featured in publications including the Art of the West magazine, the Western Art Collector and the Quarter Horse News.

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