Women in Art 278 Magazine May 2014 | Page 32

website facebook twitter flickr american artist Marie Wise oil painting Power of the Wind Series From 2007 to 2009 Marie Wise created a series of original paintings featuring wind turbines. Her series, called Power of the Wind, are based on direct observation of wind turbine parts arriving on ships at Northwest ports, combined with many visits to wind power projects located in Washington and Oregon. Her paintings have captured the power and beauty of these magnificent machines in action. These paintings have displayed across the nation, as well as in galleries and retail locations. About Marie Marie Wise is a professional artist who paints in oils and watercolors. Her florals, figures and landscapes are lush and deeply colored. Although her style is eclectic and varies from painting to painting, she tries to capture one reflective moment, punctuated with symbolic elements, where viewers can find a connecting emotional bond. ART Marie feels profoundly influenced by strong female painters like Georgia O’Keeff, Janet Fish and the French painter Elizabeth Louise Vigee LeBrun. Their independence and strength of will inspire her to make sacrifices for her art, embrace every type of technology (as they did), and always paint and share what’s in her heart. wom en