Work samples

  • Deep Sea
    Deep Sea

    oil on canvas, 15 x 30 inches, 2023.

  • Rhythms in Water
    Rhythms in Water

    oil on canvas, 16 x 40 inches, 2023.

  • Nature's Embrace
    Nature's Embrace

    acrylic paint on plaster cast, 2023. 

  • Wingstem I
    Wingstem I

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024. 

About Mariah

Mariah Bethke is a visual artist based in Baltimore County with a deep-rooted passion for nature, human history, and the evolution of life. Currently pursuing a B.S. in Art History with a minor in Museum Studies at Towson University, she is set to graduate in May 2025. Mariah’s academic and artistic work is guided by a fascination with the past—how people have lived, created, and connected to the natural world across time.
Alongside her studies, Mariah works as a gallery assistant… more

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2025

  • me as a neanderthal and me as a homo sapiens and in the middle is the cave art we collaborated on
    me as a neanderthal and me as a homo sapiens and in the middle is the cave art we collaborated on

    oil on canvas diptych, 2025

  • Wingstem II
    Wingstem II

    oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2025

  • Frog Pond, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2025
    Frog Pond, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2025
  • Hive Mind, oil on canvas, 11 x 14 inches, 2025
    Hive Mind, oil on canvas, 11 x 14 inches, 2025

2024

  • Wingstem I
    Wingstem I

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024.

  • To collect
    To collect

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024. 

    Available for Purchase
  • Cambrian I
    Cambrian I

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024.

  • Cambrian II
    Cambrian II

    oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches, 2024.

  • Abstract Portrait
    Abstract Portrait

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024. 

    Available for Purchase
  • Clot
    Clot

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024. 

    Available for Purchase
  • Nonsense
    Nonsense

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024. 

    Available for Purchase
  • Aqueous Transmission
    Aqueous Transmission

    oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024. 

    Available for Purchase

2023

  • Rhythms in Water
    Rhythms in Water

    oil on canvas, 16 x 40 inches, 2023.

    Available for Purchase
  • Deep Sea
    Deep Sea

    oil on canvas, 15 x 30 inches, 2023.

    Available for Purchase
  • Gathering I
    Gathering I

    oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2023. 

    Available for Purchase
  • Gathering II
    Gathering II

    oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2023.

    Available for Purchase
  • Gathering III
    Gathering III

    oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2023.

    Available for Purchase
  • Ripple
    Ripple

    watercolor and linoleum print, 2023.

Nature's Embrace

acrylic paint on plaster cast, lifesize, 2023.

  • Nature's Embrace
    Nature's Embrace
  • Nature's Embrace
    Nature's Embrace
  • Nature's Embrace
    Nature's Embrace

Dear Nature

Photo collage and poem, 2022. 

  • Part ten
    Part ten
  • Part nine
    Part nine
  • Part eight
    Part eight
  • Part seven
    Part seven
  • Part six
    Part six
  • Part five
    Part five
  • Part four
    Part four
  • Part three
    Part three
  • Part two
    Part two
  • Part one
    Part one