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Marjie Bassler began selling her paintings in 1989 following
years as a weaver and leatherworker. Her paintings have been accepted
into juried exhibits and shows nationwide, most recently appearing in
the International Exhibit on Animals in Art at Louisiana State
University and Miniature Arts Bardean at Master Works in Albuquerque
where she took first place in mixed media. She has also been in numerous
invitational and group shows. Bassler served as Co-Director and curator
of the New Mexico State Fair Professional Fine Art Gallery for four
years, was on the Board of Directors of the NM Arts & Crafts Fair for
five years, acting as Standards Director for one of those years, and has
been a juror and judge for art shows. She is currently represented in
Bernalillo by Art
Gallery 66 and in Albuquerque by
Sumner & Dene
Gallery,
Weyrich Gallery and Casa de Avila. Click on an image to enlarge. Use your browser's back button to return. |
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Critter Wit Designs
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"Bonehenge" 10 ½ x 15" watermedia |
"Chase Lounger" 20 x 30" acrylic on canvas |
©Marjie Bassler-All rights reserved
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"Forty Winks" 20 x 16" acrylic on canvas |
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| "When you look at my art, it’s easy to see that animals are my inspiration and that my ultimate goal is to bring fun and lightheartedness to people’s lives. By adding humor and bright colors to the animal theme, I’ve developed my own recognizable style of painting. Although I’m best known for my intricately detailed watermedia paintings on paper, I’m also exploring acrylic on canvas using larger brushes and foregoing the tiny details. And by adding some paper collage, color pencil or other materials some of the paintings become mixed media pieces. I see my detailed paintings as stories that are being told and also as opportunities for viewers to imagine their own stories to go with the paintings. The less detailed paintings also contain humor, but are as much about form and color as storytelling." | |||