Florida Sunrise (2021) Painting by Marianne Padilla

My paintings reflect my current interest in the movement and visual effects of wind and cloudscapes, as inspired by chapters 36-38 of the Book of Job, and by Psalm 104.   The theater of churning cloud formations that style and animate late afternoon Florida sky visually inform my concept.  These themes manifest a backdrop for elements of fantasy and, sometimes, gentle humor.  Wind, light, and color elements stretch beyond what is naturally possible, and sometimes become a playground for common animals who also shed their natural limitations.  

I am primarily self-taught, and favor acrylics, occasionally mixed with watercolor pencils, pencil and ballpoint pen.  My white-dominant environments frame careful use of a bright, ornamental palette.

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• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : 1975
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• Groups: Contemporary American Artists