THOUGHTS.
Compelled by elemental polarities at the core of the cosmos, planet earth and human behavior, my work conveys the essence of opposing realities that when brought together, create a harmonious sense of wholeness that resonates with universal truth. Varying compositional structures holding rich and luminous surfaces, elicit a viewing experience that is at once intuitively familiar yet definitively unrecognizable.
Through the power of visual storytelling manifested in oil paint, my work realizes the reciprocity between our tangible existence and the intangible realm.
A NOTE:
I believe the process of making abstract art makes us whole human beings by integrating intuitive feelings with logical thinking that shape the physicality of our expression. Generating wholeness by creating art rooted in the intellectual, emotional and physical triad, contributes to healing our fractured world.
FACTS.
Marianne earned a BFA in painting from Washington University in Saint Louis, with post-graduate work in Japan, China, and at the Vermont Studio Center. A Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation Fellowship recipient, Marianne has shown work nationally in New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Santa Monica, San Francisco, Denver, and internationally in Scotland and Germany. Her work hangs in many important collections including The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Pew Charitable Trust, and Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Center. Marianne’s paintings are in private collections across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
Marianne resides in an 1860 Farmhouse with her husband outside of Philadelphia PA on State Park land.
Read Marianne’s Resume HERE.
ROOTS.
The daughter of architects, Marianne grew up in a home that her parents designed and where she and her husband later raised their own family. Marianne’s long relationship with architecture of open floor plans defined by glass facades and stone walls framing the landscape, offered an environment of contrasts held in harmony that profoundly shaped Marianne's artistic vision.
Studio | Skippack PA
Studio | Monhegan Island ME
UNSOLICITED.
Marianne has a rare and precious talent; she is a true colorist. Her unusual sensitivity to color is matched by an innate understanding of the emotional impact visual elements have in composing a work of art.
~ Richard Rosenfeld, retired owner and director, The Rosenfeld Gallery
Wow, this painting makes my spirits soar. I lean towards realism, but the adherence to beauty in this work surpasses any other considerations.
~ Irene Dunn, portrait painter
We FEAST on your work Marianne! I look at it when I get up every morning and just marvel...
~ Howard Casper, Collector
I want to get into the space of your paintings - mind-blowingly beautiful!!
~ Betsy Masters, Architect and collector
You have touched eternity in your paintings.
~ Carol Rauch, Entrepreneur
You are the landscape of light.
~ Carole Goodwin, professional artist and collector
I am a fan of Franz Kline and Mark Rothko and look at their work in amazement for their creativity. I see your work the same way - it’s as good if not better. You deserve to be recognized as one of the greats.
~ Gerald Wood, artist and collector
Your eyes can see color and light we cannot, until you show us.
~ David Barish, Collector, Lawyer, Chicago, IL
This is so much more than stunning. It is somehow both unsettling and sublime.
~ Liz Kalloch, professional abstract fine artist
Available paintings are for purchase directly through Marianne as well as private and corporate commission engagements.