"the mythology of the desert the cosmology of space"
Stella Maria Baer is a painter and photographer from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In her work she explores the mythology of the desert, the cosmology of space, and the topography of the human body.
Stella’s paintings and photographs have been featured by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Time Magazine, Scientific American, Sunset Magazine, and ArtNews. Her pieces are in public and private collections all over the world.
Stella lives with her husband Seth, their three children and an appaloosa horse on a little ranch south of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
"I love working with the paint pigments I make myself from desert sands. I love seeing a landscape not just inspire a piece but physically become part of a painting."