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Since
graduating from traditional training at Art College in
Scotland in 1972, Marge has continued to develop her work as a
painter, first based on observation and then working in the
medium of abstract collage for over 20 years. Current work
again employs the medium of painting on canvas. Subject matter
for her work varies widely but could be described as being
landscape-based. Everything
that she experiences is potential for her work, whether at
home or traveling, observed or imagined. she is actively
engaged as an artist on an on-going basis and exhibit locally,
regionally and nationally in this country and, formerly, in
Great Britain. She has been the
recipient of numerous grants in support of her work, notably
from the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Arts &
Science council of Mecklenberg County, NC, and from Winthrop
University, SC, where she is employed as a professor of art.
Meritorious achievements include one-person exhibitions in
Washington DC, two-person shows in NYC, having a piece of work
purchased for the SC permanent collection and being selected
for a summer residency at McColl Center for Visual Art,
Charlotte, NC in 2006.
Artist's
Statement
"My
recent work includes selected paintings from 4 series within
one large, overall theme entitled ‘Other
Worlds’- the ‘Italy’ series’, ‘Studio’ series,
the ‘Summer in Winter’ and the ‘Home’ series. While
the work differs from series to series, each of them is
connected by common threads that reflect my experience of
these particular places, or ‘worlds’, sometimes directly,
often subconsciously. Line, shape, color and space are
intuitively manipulated until they find their exact place in
the piece as I strive to capture the essential
nature of these subjects through drawing, painting and
collage, using abstraction.
The
‘Italy’ series is an on-going body of work that reflects
my interest in aspects of urban and rural landscape following
visits to that country. These
pieces try to capture the transient nature of color and light
seen on the face of a building and of patterns of fields, tile
and brick.
The
‘Studio’ series is a response to the place in which I live
and work, my studio in the heart of the old town and to its
location, high up, catching beautiful light and wide panoramic
views. The juxtaposition of ancient and modern, red brick,
elegant architecture and wrought iron are to be seen from the
windows as I try to capture plays of light and color on the
facades of buildings nearby.
The
‘Summer in Winter’ series is part of an on-going body of
work that is inspired by the greenhouse that adjoins my house.
In winter, sharply contrasting with the surrounding
garden which lies dormant, the greenhouse comes alive with
color and light as plants flourish there in the warm
environment."
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