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Artist Statement:
My current work is heavily
layered and textured and
invites the viewer to engage
with it for its tactile as
well as its visual qualities.
Each piece is built up and
torn down by the application
of many layers of paint, gels,
and textural and collage
elements, then scraped,
sanded, and scrubbed, then
built up again, until a
surface is arrived at that
pleases me. It is at that
precise point that I may
decide to destroy the pleasing
surface and begin again. I
don’t want it to be too
beautiful. I want to take it
dangerously beyond repair,
work again toward perfection,
and then stop just in time....
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Artist Exhibitions:
2005 Solo Show, Gold Dragon
Gallery, Tampa, FL
2005 "Brava's Back" Group
Show, Arts on the Park,
Lakeland, FL
2005 "New Abstract
Paintings", Solo Show, Gold
Dragon Gallery, Tampa, FL
2004 "Color Rhythms", Solo
Show, Ozmosis Gallery,
Bethesda, MD
2004 "New Works", Solo
Show, Progress Energy Gallery,
New Port ...
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Artist Galleries:
I welcome your comments and
questions about my paintings.
Inquiries regarding artwork
that is not part of my studio
inventory will be referred to
the appropriate gallery.
I am seeking additional
gallery representation.
Michael Murphy Gallery
2701 S. MacDill Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33629
Phone 813.902.1414
http://www.michaelmurphygallery
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Artist Reviews:
As seen in:
Art Business News
Home and Design Magazine
World Wide Arts Resources
American Art Collector
Design Center of the Americas
Art Expo Atlanta
“The Punisher” Motion Picture
"Color Rhythms" at Ozmosis
Gallery
First impressions are crucial,
and Bethesda, Maryland's, new
Ozmosis Gallery aims to
impress with its ...
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Collections:
Selected Corporate Collections
and Showcases:
Design Center of the Americas
Perry Homes, Houston, TX
DoubleTree Hotel, Minneapolis,
MN
Monte Carlo Hotel and Resort,
Las Vegas, NV
Thompson Cigar Corporation,
Tampa, FL
Kearney Development
Corporation, Tampa, FL
Permanent Collection,
Hillsborough County, Florida
Salem, Saxon, PA, Tampa,
Florida
Private Collections throughout
the ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Martha Brooks Marshall Biography:
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Age
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64
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
Lean toward Bhuddist |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
animal rights, gardening, cooking, hiking, travel |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Paul Klee
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
My mother, who was a painter and a teacher. Painting was always part of my childhood experience.
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Martha Marshall grew up in north Alabama. From the time she was a small child, Marshall’s mother, Jewell Miller Brooks, a landscape painter and teacher, nurtured the love of painting in both her daughters. As often as possible, the three spent their days outdoors, painting and sketching the open stretches of the rural Southern landscape. The colorful and atmospheric abstract paintings Marshall is known for today are strongly linked to those early experiences.
Collectors have long been captivated by the energy in Marshall’s vibrant abstracts while embracing the diverse and free spirited nature of their creator. Influenced by color field and lyrical abstract painting, her moody but shimmering canvases are inner landscapes, rooted in memory and imbued with spirit. They begin intuitively, and are slowly built, layer upon layer, in the same way that memories and emotions accumulate, both concealing and revealing. Each painting's intimate history becomes entwined with the artist’s collection of memories and emotions.
After spending several years in a successful marketing career, Marshall now paints full time from her studio near Tampa, Florida. Her work has been featured in numerous gallery shows from Washington DC to southern most tip of Florida, and is collected all over the world. In 2003, one of Marshall’s paintings was chosen for use in the motion picture "The Punisher," filmed in the Tampa Bay area and released in 2004. Marshall’s works can be found in many major collections, both private and corporate, throughout the United States.
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