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Marianne Hornbuckle, contemporaryabstractpainter and figurative sculpture

Marianne Hornbuckle, contemporary abstract painter

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Winter Solstice, 16x16", Jan.2012	Awakening, Jan.2012
I am interested in exploring and expressing the mystery of our world – the nearby and faraway, the human spirit and the universal spirit, the objective and the abstract. I am drawn to the mystery and complexity of the human form expressed by my bronze sculpture, and the expressions of unknowable paradigms of time and space beginning to appear in my paintings. This very broad range keeps me interested and engaged as an artist, and as an individual.
Manipulating color intrigues me. Transparent, translucent and opaque colors combine to create surprises. Surfaces present layers of drifting color, bright accents and subtle texture. The work, though Western in color use, has a spare Eastern aesthetic.	Manipulating clay intrigues me. To bring the clay figure into being - the gesture, the line, and subtle musculature combining to make a singular expression of a unique being - seems the ultimate act of creation. My sculpture concerns involve the diversity of the beauty of the female form, not the idealized iconic figure of our cultural norm.
I have been a a full-time professional artist for over thirty years. As a painter of large semi-abstract watercolor landscapes, I exhibited widely in galleries, was collected by major corporations, and worked with art consultants, became a D.F. of A.W.S. On moving to New Mexico, and switching to acrylics, my paintings gradually became more traditional. Ten years ago, I began to explore abstraction, leading to the colorful abstracts that are my current focus. I began to represent myself as an independent artist in 2004, showing with the Santa Fe Society of Artists spring, summer & fall, and at my studio in Pojoaque. I also do commissioned watercolor portraits!	I have been a sculptor for six years. Asked to join a weekly figurative sculpture group and share a model 6 years ago, I began to sculpt in clay. After a year, I began to cast the figures. I have been showing and selling my sculpture, now up to 14 editions, since 2009, primarily in outdoor art shows, SFSA, here in Santa Fe and through this website. The 14th piece is shown above. Throughout my years as a artist, I have drawn regularly from life. I also do commissioned watercolorportraits. See www.watercolorportraitartist.com

Marianne Hornbuckle in booth at SFSA show, Santa Fe, NM

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303 County Road 84
Santa Fe, NM 87506
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