Name/Title
Margie Crisp (American, b. 1952) Pond CycleDescription
Margie Crisp (American, b. 1952)
Pond Cycle
Undated
Hand-colored linocut on paper
Margie Crisp is a naturalist, writer, and nationally exhibited artist whose work appears in private and public collections in the United States and Mexico. She holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of the Centennial Painters group and the Art of Texas State Parks Project. Crisp has served as the Texas Book Festival poster artist and is the author of multiple award-winning books that integrate natural history, place-based writing, and visual art.
Pond Cycle depicts birds, fish, insects, and aquatic plants within a pond environment, rendered through linocut printmaking and hand coloring. The composition presents multiple forms of life interacting within a single landscape, consistent with Crisp’s long-standing practice of close observation of natural environments.
Crisp lives near Elgin, Texas, where she continues to work as an artist and writer alongside her husband, artist William B. Montgomery.Create Date
August 1, 2025Update Date
December 20, 2025