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Marianne Eichenbaum

Lives and works in Gilroy, CA USA
www.mariestudios.com

german-born, California-based artist Marianne As a testament to the strong influence that artists
Eichenbaum paints bold, colorful works straddling the from the Old Masters to Modernist abstract painters
boundary between abstraction and figuration, often have exerted on her development, Eichenbaum varies
melding floral imagery with mysterious, amorphous her tools and style of application dramatically. Certain
shapes. The resulting compositions, rendered in rich works are grooved and ridged with thick areas of
hues of oil and acrylic, feature impressively vivid paint, while others appear as smooth as the flower
textures and folds. These close-up images alternately petals they seem to portray. no matter the mode,
evoke traditional still life by which Eichenbaum’s her brushstrokes create dynamic, tight compositions
imagery and palette remain fiercely original. Her that draw viewers’ eyes and command the attention
canvases are dominated by rich reds and yellows that with their rich interplay of gentle and rough textures,
glow from the careful build-up of layered pigments. bright and dark tones.
 rhaPSody in Color, 2013 ACRYLIC ON CANvAS 30x40 IN. | 76x100 CM.

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