Marilyn A. Walter

Nature, Vulnerability, and the Space Between

In these works, I return to the human figure-my own-naked, prone, and still.  Painted in oil on unstretched canvas sewn onto raw canvas, each work captures a moment of vulnerability and quiet surrender.  The figure rests within expansive skies and layered, lush landscapes-held by nature, yet small within it.

The stillness is not about despair, but about pause.  A recognition of unraveling-both personal and collective-and a willingness to remain present within it.  the body, exposed soft, becomes a site of metamorphosis.  By surrendering to what is, I am not submitting but transforming.  The natural world, in turn, becomes a mirror and a container-used to reflect on the imbalance shaping our time.

These works speak to the shifting relationship between humanity and nature, questioning the illusion of control and the cost of disconnection.  In a moment of ecological and emotional urgency, I offer stillness as a radical act-an opening.

Through this pause, I search for something more essential.  A return.  A rooting.  A quiet hope that from the undoing, something more honest might emerge.

Searching For A Place To Rest My Head At Night… I’ll Meet You There

My art is an ode to my nomadic life, shaped by the thirty-one cities I have called home, nineteen of those alongside my partner.  It is the spontaneous and the ever-changing landscape of human existence that inspires me.

The unpredictability of handmade paper paired with gouache encourages a relinquishment of control, permitting spontaneity to guide my artistic process.

I remain committed to exploring the intricate interplay between place and identity-a visual diary of the incessant motion of life.

Current Year Series In Progress 60 pieces