About the Artist

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Artist's Statement

I believe my purpose as an artist is to pay attention to the natural world, find beautiful, unusual or incongruous facets of everyday experience, isolate them and present them as paintings.

I feel that one way of acknowledging and becoming comfortable with our spirituality is to notice and pay attention to the depth and complexity of the physical world.

EXHIBITIONS

 

 2008                         White House ornament

2008                         Watercolor USA National Exhibit, Springfield Museum of Art

2006,2007,2008     Michigan Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit

2006                          Transparent Watercolor Society of America Annual Exhibit

2005,2006,2007       Our Town Exhibit and Sale, Birmingham, MI

2005                           Martin County Annual, Stuart, Fl                   
2004                           Best of Show, Grosse Ile, Michigan, Islandfest
2004                           Michigan Watercolor Society Annual Show
2004                           Art Supply Warehouse Cover Artist

2004                           Waterway Women Group Show, Juno Beach

2003                           One-Person show, Amici’s Living Room

2003                           Michigan Watercolor Society Exhibition

2003                            Martin County Juried Exhibition, Stuart, Florida

2003                           Waterway Women, Supreme Court Florida

2002                           Waterway Women Group Show, Profile Gallery

2002                           Martin County, Florida, Artsfest -Honorable Mention
2002                           Michigan Watercolor Society Annual Show

2002                           One-person Show, City Gallery, Mt Clemens,      

2002                            Winter Park, Florida, Art Fair
2001                            Tri-County TEC 2002 Calendar
2001                            Martin County Artsfest Honorable Mention
2001                            Under the Oaks, Vero Beach, Florida
2001                            Two-person Show, Seminole Country Inn, Indiantown, Florida
2000                            Celebrate! Michigan Artists, Rochester, Michigan
2000                            Tri-County TEC 2001 Calendar

ACTIVITIES

    Ms. Thomas has been drawing and painting since early childhood.  This interest continued throughout her college  life where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and Fine Arts.  Her interests extended into ceramics, weaving, sculpture, jewelry, and especially batik  which she exhibited in the Ann Arbor Art Fair in the early 70’s.  In more recent years her focus has changed to photography and watercolor.        Since 1992, Marilynn and her husband have lived on their sailboat in Florida during the winters, occasionally cruising the Intracoastal Waterway and to the Bahamas.  This has given  her ample opportunity further develop her photography skills and has resulted in much material for her watercolors.         Marilynn began exhibiting her watercolors in at local and regional art fairs in 2000, receiving recognition for her work in both Michigan and Florida.