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Stony Rim

Marilyn Dillard

Acrylic on canvas

24"x18"x1"
2 lbs

Price

$900.00

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To visually connect the land with my artist canvas, it is buried an inch or two into the ground by covering it with soil and rocks. After about three or four months, the canvas is excavated and those initial soil and rock stains influence my first brush strokes with paint. Utilizing my photographs, memories, and each intuitive mark, a painting evolves. Acrylic paints are partnered with other mark making tools to complete a work. Inks, pencil, crayons, burning, and thread are possibilities. Silk and muslin cloth as well as unique papers and copy machine images are occasionally used for collage. There seems to be no end to experimenting in order to achieve a certain effect.

Marilyn Dillard. Rio Rancho, NM

Artist Statement

My work is inspired by the natural landscape, especially the visual qualities of rock, soil, and vegetation in its many variations. I’ve photographed many deserts, mountains, and plains in all kinds of seasonal weather. It is those visuals seen in the land that create a beauty of contrast, textured imperfections, and emotions that I toss through my imagination when spontaneously painting abstract imagery.

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