Marta Spendowska, 'I Awoke to Your Blooming' Painting, 2018

Description

Mixed Media on Canvas. Paint extends onto gallery-wrapped canvas sides. Signed by artist and wired to hang vertically or horizontally. ... moreMixed Media on Canvas. Paint extends onto gallery-wrapped canvas sides. Signed by artist and wired to hang vertically or horizontally. Framing optional.



ARTIST BIO:
Marta Spendowska is a Polish-born (NH Seacoast-based) American artist and illustrator. Since her arrival in the United States in 2005, she has worked with a wide range of art collectors, consultants, interior designers, fashion and beauty brands. Client roaster includes Oprah Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Oreo and many more. Articles, interviews ad podcasts featuring Marta and her work have been published in many books, magazines and online.

Marta has a background in Graphic Communications and holds Master’s Degree in Marketing and Journalism. She currently resides happily close to Portsmouth, NH soaking up every drop of the ocean whenever it’s possible. Once a year Marta travels to Europe (Poland is a must) and gathers all the necessary emotional juice for creating new work.

Marta is a member of: New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA), New England Watercolor Association (NEWS), Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), National Watercolor Association (NWS), American Watercolor Association (AWS).


ARTIST STATEMENT:
"As an artist, I am at the mercy of beauty and spirituality which I have come to recognize as twin sisters. They are the strongest influences and have become the biggest motivators in my daily life—like my morning chai—they trigger my energy and allow it flow freely. By learning from my experiences, I have become the unique author of what I know. And so I paint what I know.
I choose to work with specific water-based materials: watercolor, acrylic paint, or ink. Watercolor is my preferred medium because it is immediately responsive; it reminds me that life does not allow for “do overs.” The only certain thing is here, now. The fluidity of my materials allows me to be spontaneous, with no plan or obligation other than to react to what is happening with this paper, that brush, this moment.

This intuitive process of painting helps me delve into intangible, hidden, heart-felt places—something akin to painting as prayer. My unwavering interest in the unseen, whether magic or psychic phenomena, guides me to create, to destroy and, ultimately, mend. I let the paint leak, gather, and pool until imagery emerges—a mountain or a cave or a flower’s bloom. The movement between the paint and me, hovering, is like dancing with the ghosts of every person and each thing that has ever mattered to me. When I paint I gather all my experiences and channel them into my art. What I feel in my heart becomes visible and tangible." -- Marta Spendowska



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