Marilyn Fenn Studio

Organics Sketch 17 Acrylic on Stonehenge 7.5″ x 7.5″ ©2010 Marilyn Fenn This is one of my recent acrylic sketches exploring the structure of those organic forms in my head that I am currently fascinated to understand: in these images of interconnected solids among voids in a space of ambiguous depth, how are the parts [...]

Julia’s Garden Oil on canvas 16″ x 20″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn Solo show of over 40 of my recent paintings! I hope to see you at my opening reception tonight – Saturday, October 10th, 7:00 – 10:00pm. Food and drink will be provided, with music by The Treachery of Others. Bay6 Gallery is located at: [...]

Hex Oil on Canvas 16″ x 12″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn I recently read an article by a representational painter on another blog, in which the writer said that one should very carefully and thoroughly plan one’s paintings.  My first thought was, “No waaaaay!”  That would take all the fun out the process of discovery [...]

My new exhibition, “The E Word,” explores life at different scales: from the elements of evolution to the essentials of our environment, and on to the endless reaches of space. Through the interplay and juxtaposition of the micro with the macro, I try to depict on canvas what nature could do in the world, but hasn’t gotten around to yet.

Coming Right at Ya Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 9″ x 12″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn Ta-da!!!  More rocks.  The ~65th small work of 2009.

Rocks and Flowers Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 12″ x 9″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn Every now and then, a landscape sneaks out, even though my aim is non-representational work. Whaddya gonna do?

Circuits Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 12″ x 9″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn

Red Stripe Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 12″ x 9″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn

Emerging Convergence – Fushia Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 9″ x 12″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn

Emerging Convergence – Blue Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 9″ x 12″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn

Magnetic Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 9″ x 12″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn

Lines and Wires Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 9″ x 12″ © 2009 Marilyn Fenn

6/15/09 – I was in a class several years ago in which another student complained about painting abstractly, because she didn’t know where to stop. She said when she worked representationally, at least she knew when she was done — for her, it was when the painting looked like the thing she was representing. Of course, it’s not as simple as that for many representational painters…

It’s my birthday! And it’s a perfect spring day here in Austin. It’s sunny and warm, and the trees are all leafing out in a lovely shade of fresh green. My bougainvillea, lantana, and various other flowering plants are in spectacular bloom. My garden presented me today with the 4 beautiful calla lilies you see [...]