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Packaging a Painting for Shipping

May 15, 2012

Shipping a stretched canvas painting cross-country can be a little bit daunting.  How do you pack it to insure that your painting arrives completely intact without any damage?  That was a questi...

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Another Recent Work: “Sun Rose”

May 9, 2012

"Sun Rose" Oil on canvas 36" x 36" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn This is the second of two paintings made from sketches based on the sculptural works of Lee Bontecou.  For this one, I decided I neede...

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New Painting: Energy Renewal

April 2, 2012

"Energy Renewal" Oil on canvas 24" x 24" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn I started this painting last week, based on the sketch below.  The sketch itself is based on a sculpture in tan canvas and black...

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New Painting: Woman Chained

March 22, 2012

"Woman Chained" Oil on canvas 24" x 24" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn "Woman Chained" - a gift from the muse...  I'm not used to having a complete idea for a painting when I start to work.  And c...

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New Painting: Mo Teef

March 12, 2012

"Mo Teef" Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn There's a barbeque joint in downtown Austin called House Park Bar-B-Q whose motto is "Needs no teef to eat my beef."  This title is...

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New Painting: Frack This!

February 22, 2012

"Frack This!" Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn I didn't paint this to be about fracking, but I had just read an article about it, and the title seemed to fit this piece. I try t...

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New Painting: Flamingo Mallets

February 14, 2012

 "Flamingo Mallets" Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn This is, for all practical purposes, my first red painting (I have one other in progress, and I did two small ones in acr...

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New Painting: Sugar Max

February 13, 2012

 "Sugar Max" Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn I wanted to do one more new painting before hanging the show at Austin Art Space.  I started this one with the intention of cre...

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New Painting: Kelp Nouveau

February 6, 2012

 "Kelp Nouveau" Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn Here's another piece I started last fall and thought I was finished with, but recently I decided I wasn't really happy with i...

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New Painting: Talk About Art!

February 4, 2012

 "Talk About Art!" Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn And now for something completely different... I haven't lost my mind, really.  But, this is not quite like anything I'...

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New Painting: The Valley of O

February 2, 2012

The Valley of O Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2012 Marilyn Fenn It's kind of amazing to me what can happen in the studio of an abstract painter.   If you let the painting talk to you, you ...

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  • Packaging a Painting for Shipping
  • Another Recent Work: “Sun Rose”
  • New Painting: Energy Renewal
  • New Painting: Woman Chained
  • New Painting: Mo Teef
  • New Painting: Frack This!
  • New Painting: Flamingo Mallets
  • New Painting: Sugar Max
  • New Painting: Kelp Nouveau
  • New Painting: Talk About Art!
  • New Painting: The Valley of O

“Rivers” at Wally Workman

August 3, 2011
A mini-review, with photos, of the group exhibition, "Rivers" at wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX, 2011. See full post »
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Four New 5×7′s – The Harmoniums Series

July 21, 2011
Harmoniums 001 Mixed media on watercolor paper 7" x 5" © 2011 Marilyn Fenn I created a set of four 5x7" paintings in late April or early May, but couldn't post them then, as I donated two of them to the Arthouse for the 5x7 Show, and they needed to remain anonymous for the run of the show. I think it's safe to post them here now. The two I didn't donate are available for sale; I'll add them to my gallery and shop pages soon. See full post »
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5×7 Exhibition Continues at the Arthouse through June 12th

May 23, 2011
The 5x7 Exhibition continues at the Arthouse (Austin) through June 12th. View pictures from the 5x7 Art Social opening, May 13, 2011. See full post »
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5×7 Art Splurge and Social at the Arthouse

May 11, 2011
2011 5x7 Art Splurge The 5x7 annual fundraiser, art sale and exhibition benefiting the Arthouse at the Jones Center opens tomorrow night with the Art Splurge, where you will have your first chance to purchase artwork from among 1,000s of original 5×7-inch works of art by emerging and established contemporary artists. I will have two pieces in the show, part of a new series of small paintings. (I will unveil the series some time after the ArtSplurge and ArtSocial have passed, as all works are supposed to remain anonymous until they are sold). See full post »
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Another New Organics Painting: Organic Sketch 26

May 3, 2011

Organics Sketch 26
Watercolor pencils on Stonehenge paper
8″ x 8″
© 2011 Marilyn Fenn

This time, I interwove the layers.  I love how it turned out!

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