Marilyn Fenn Studio

“Twisters” Encaustic and Wood on Panel 12″ x 12″ © 2010 Marilyn Fenn Creativity is about play and a kind of willingness to go with your intuition. It’s crucial to an artist. If you know where you are going and what you are going to do, why do it? — Frank Gehry This is a very [...]

Painting by Julia Mehretu “Excerpt (Riot)” 2003 ink and acrylic on canvas 32 x 54” Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007

Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007 Jackhammer your myths. For me, consolidate my careers.  Think about validation.  Making money doesn’t validate your art (yes, but it makes it possible to spend more time doing your art). Think about, art can be more fun w/o the business end of it. [...]

Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007 Are you what you paint? Are you painting something external or internal?

Painting by Richard Prince LAKE RESORT NURSE’ (on the stretcher) ink-jet print and acrylic on canvas 70 x 48 in. (177.8 x 121.9 cm.) Painted in 2003 Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007 This class will be a guaranteed life-changing experience.  A gift you give yourself. Richard Prince – [...]

“Tornado – Ames, IA – March 30, 2006″ Encaustic on Masonite 8″ x 10″ © 2007 Marilyn Fenn It felt so good to see my little tornado paintings in the AVAA show, and I’ve always intended to keep painting them until…whenever. So, here’s my first tornado painting in a while; I had started it months [...]