A St. Louis native, Mary Beth graduated from the University of Missouri (Mizzou) with a degree in Interior Design. After a career in contract design she decided to stay home to raise children. It was during this time in 1995 that the House Portrait business, Designs by Mary Beth, came into being.

After many years of both practical and professional experience Mary Beth has become highly skilled in her field. Working from photos, each portrait is beautifully detailed completely by hand in either watercolor or pen and ink.

Mary Beth’s work has been featured in or sold through a variety of local and national publications and catalogs. She has produced over a thousand portraits of homes from across the U.S.