Marie Moone
Eugene, OR
Marie’s paintings display playful explorations of color, texture, and brushwork. Often referencing wildflowers, she captures the vital energy of her subject.
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Marie Moone studied art in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and received a BA in Studio Art from Appalachian State University. Inspired by French arts and culture, she spent a year living in Paris where she studied contemporary visual art. Marie has spent many years as a portrait artist doing commissioned paintings for friends and patrons in her local community. She currently lives and works in Eugene, Oregon.
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Marie Moone's vibrant artwork explores the color and texture of paint, depicting unique expressions of form and dynamic moments in time. Referencing elements of nature, landscapes, architecture, and human and animal forms, she completes most paintings in one sitting, capturing a fresh and singular experience. Often painting from the tube and mixing on the work itself, she responds to what she sees. She views her work as a reflection of the experience with and in response to her subject matter; organic, real, and imagined. Marie is attentive to tension between edges, light and shadow, and exposing the layers of her process. She aims to portray the spirit of her subject matter through playful movement and intuitive expression.