Marilyn Folson
BIOGRAPHY:
I majored in English at the University of Manitoba (B.A, B.Ed) and then took a teaching position that involved setting up a new art program! Needless to say, I learned a lot about Art in a very short time. Seven years later, on sabbatical at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax (B.FA), I was introduced to the concept of idea-based art. This discovery broadened my definition of Art; it kept me open to the many possible and valid approaches to Art making.
In 2000 I retired from Silver Heights Collegiate, and with the lure of the lake, moved to Gimli with my artist husband Bob Coulter.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
My work tends to be narrative, my approach intuitive. Ideas, meaning and focus shift as the work evolves. Responding to the marks I make and the colours I choose, I am always surprised at the power of imagination to take me to unforeseen places, to new ways of problem solving, to new adventures in art making.
I think that we are all storytellers at heart. I hope that my approach to narrative painting engages the imagination of viewers and allows them to find something of themselves and their own stories in my work.
© 2012 Gimli Art Club Inc.
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