Marcia Blakeman
As an artist, I have the real ‘need’ or ‘desire’ to create. I have always felt this…but even more since surviving cancer. This has inspired my ‘Survivor Series’. The paintings depict a life that has gone through stormy times but is still standing and surviving. Using a unique color palette that represents the types of cancer that I have lived through, like the structures in my series, I have a little more character but am still standing.
Marcia spent her summers as a child and now lives part-time in Colorado. She has always been drawn to the mountains, the wide-open spaces and all that lies within. After living several places across the United States, Marcia feels most at home in the West. There is something about being able to see vistas and distance that speaks to her.
In Marcia’s words: “Painting is simply a pleasure. I don’t paint to make a statement but rather to bring the beauty of everyday scenes to light. We often overlook what we pass on a daily basis. I think my small-town childhood helped me to appreciate the beauty in the everyday.
“This quote sums it up:
In the right light,
At the right time,
Everything is extraordinary. Aaron Rose
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