Represented by:
ART GALLERY ON PARK, 515 Park Avenue North, Winter Park, Fl 32789
McRae Art Studios 1000 Arlington Street Orlando, FL 32805
About Martha
Artist’s Statement
I am a non-objective painter using an internal reference. This form of expression has always provided me with an unparalleled means of conveying emotion and mood. My work is evocative and poetic rather than the descriptive. Painted arrangements are metaphors for things in nature, both physical and spiritual. Elements and relationships come into being, evolve and phase out or transform, just as things do in life.
My current work begins with automatic drawing - a series of gestural, linear movements that come from my interior, from a place of “no mind”. Working quickly, continuously layering paint and medium, pushing it with a brush and hands, keeping no area sacred, I keep the process fluid and in flux. I work over and layer the paint, taking away, adding, and inviting accident over control to arrive at a feeling of resolution.
Collections:
Collections include Lincoln Properties, Orlando, FL, Hilton Inns, Maitland, FL.
Phil Kean Architect and Interiors, Winter Park, purchased 20 of my paintings for their New American Home in Lake Nona, FL as well as their models being built in Winter Park, FL.
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Harris House, Exhibition show April-May 2010
Naples Museum of Art – Florida Contemporary Show, May-July 2010
Artwork chosen for mural design for Dynatech building in downtown Orlando along with 6-story panels of artwork
Solo Shows include Maitland Art Center, Maitland, Fl; Q Gallery, Orlando, FL
Miller Gallery, Winter Park, Fl; New York Public Library, Jefferson Market, NYC
Exhibitions include Deland Museum of Art, Rollins College, Orlando Opera Guild, Meridian Gallery, Thomasville, Ga; Avalon Gallery, Orlando, FL