Welcome to the wonderful world of Sacramento artist Marianne Bland.
We want you to go to that website. Click on "Portfolio." Then, "Bio." That is where you'll see Marianne's bright and shining face. (We tried to copy and lift it here, but it wouldn't work.)
Let's start with chronological context. Marianne is still in her 20s. Holy cow. Do you know what she's already done?!?!?!
She got a business license in Newark, CA, at the age of 16 so that she could start a mural painting company with a friend. They did. They ended up painting a 50 foot mural for the city of San Bruno. Check out all their work at muralsink.com
But what she always comes back to is painting.
While still interested in murals, this is what she's painting more of today.
That's not all. Marianne took metal shop in high school -- to the chagrin of her counselor, who told her that as the only girl in the class, she should take home economics instead. Marianne refused . . . and learned to do metal work. Sculpture. And she paved the way for her younger sister to become the SECOND girl to take metal shop. Marianne gleefully reports that now that her sister is grown up and going to have a baby, Marianne will get the acetylene torch back.
Fabulous cityscapes . . . typically in acrylic, but sometimes in oil. Marianne says she likes acrylic because it allows her to work on more than one piece at a time, skipping back and forth between paintings, moving quickly.
Because this woman is also about the business. The business of art. Getting work made, and getting it out in the world. She has committed to spending 50% of her art working time to marketing. Her website rocks. She has a great Facebook page. She tweets. Her etsy shop is awesome.
Because this woman is also about the business. The business of art. Getting work made, and getting it out in the world. She has committed to spending 50% of her art working time to marketing. Her website rocks. She has a great Facebook page. She tweets. Her etsy shop is awesome. Including all these wonderful pieces . . . originals, prints, collage, and fabric arts . . . .
That's not all. Marianne took metal shop in high school -- to the chagrin of her counselor, who told her that as the only girl in the class, she should take home economics instead. Marianne refused . . . and learned to do metal work. Sculpture. And she paved the way for her younger sister to become the SECOND girl to take metal shop. Marianne gleefully reports that now that her sister is grown up and going to have a baby, Marianne will get the acetylene torch back. Oh, and she also does linocuts.
And makes jewelry.
And for all of 2010, she committed to making a fully-realized art piece a day, and chronicling it on her artproject2010 blog.
Can you tell that Bean Up The Nose Art is officially besotted with Marianne? For her amazing talent, and her drive, and her articulate visions. We hope that you will check out her site and find her work in a gallery near you. And support this wonderful woman and her gifts!!!
Thanks for playing with us here, Marianne. You most definitely rock.
2 comments:
thank you so much for the honor of this feature article! You were a delight to speak with, and my ego is now so inflated, I'm floating around my house! ;) you're the best!
You completely deserve this, Marianne! It was a pleasure. And Beans appreciates your presence.
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