Statement
I draw my inspiration from nature, road trip miles, and visits to the Southwest. My paintings are interpretations of travel journeys, about expression and movement. I work in acrylic and oil paints as well as collage adding a mix of my sketches, smaller painting and photographs and found objects. Texture and surface treatment are important aspects of my work. My ultimate goal is to create a work that engages the viewer, and takes them on a journey. As the artist making the work, the unpredictability and sense of discovery is very exciting and one of the reasons why I do what I do.
Biography
Maria S. Martin, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has called Lawrence, Kansas home since 1984. Working as an abstract artist, she studied art in Philadelphia and then at The University of Kansas in Lawrence and continues to take art studio classes and technique workshops. However, her greatest instructor and mentor was her artist father, Joseph F. Maida. Maria is active in the Lawrence Art Guild, and currently serves as President of the Guild. Maria works from her shared studio gallery, Creative Mass, in downtown Lawrence.
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