Marietta Patricia Leis

Best advice you’ve been given•Develop tenacity of spirit, make your core belief about work strong to keep you honest and non-wavering in the face of negativity. Be organized.

Goals/Aspirations•To continue to be curious, try new things and keep working!

Favorite artist•I am greatly influenced by the world around me rather than any one artist but the authenticity of Rothko, Still and other reductive artists inspire me.

What are you reading•Rereading all of Jane Austin, the restraint in her characters is delicious.

Hope to learn how to •Type. What a blessing that would be!

You spend a lot of time thinking about•Right now, the “black matter” in our universe.

Favorite musical artist•Right now, Keith Richards. Loved his autobiography, which demonstrated a serious and intense practice.

What do you do when not creating art •Reading and traveling. I recently traveled to the Antarctic.