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IAD Featured Artist Marilyn Hurst Fine Art Painting In the early nineties Marilyn felt a need to rediscover herself. It resulted in an existential crisis that culminated in an urge to take up painting. The first tentative steps were portraiture, which proved to be most cathartic and transforming. Since that time, her work has expanded beyond anything she dreamed or imagined. Life thrives on change and the transition to becoming an artist became a tremendous learning curve. Along the way Marilyn developed a new found respect for the resolve necessary to make the art profession work. In 1997 Marilyn moved to Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, with her new husband and artist mentor, Chris MacClure. They opened a 2nd floor studio in the downtown area, and that, is where her real art education began. As testimony to the creative spirit, over the next thirteen years their humble beginnings evolved to become the most respected art gallery in Los Cabos. The Golden Cactus Gallery’s eclectic collection of artists and art became the benchmark of excellence for Southern Baja. Operating a gallery in a foreign country was challenging, but it allowed Marilyn to paint full time. Curating the art in the gallery gave her opportunity to hone and refine her art appreciation. She felt it was the excitement of the Mexican culture that provided ongoing inspiration, but it was the joy that comes from reaching within oneself and letting the expression flow from the silence that gave life to her work. Recently Marilyn and Chris have been invited to be the resident artists at the legendary Hotel California in Todos Santos, just north of Cabo San Lucas. They intend to spend some months there each year painting and renewing their excitement for Mexico and the Baja. Marilyn's paintings reflect a ménage of life experience, and creative energy. The landscapes, florals and expressionist abstracts are as always, inspired by the colors of Mexico and the beauty of her home in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about Marilyn Hurst here ... |
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