About Marion Derrett
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Education
2016 - 2016
Online Course "Painting Brilliant Colors"
2016 - 2016
Online Course "Brilliant Color Bootcamp"
2011 - 2012
The Art Students League, New York City
2007 - 2009
The Visual Arts Centre of New Jersey, USA
2007 - 2013
Artspace, Morristown, NJ, USA
2006 - 2006
duCret School of Art, NJ, USA
Awards
2011
Honourable Mention
2011
Best in Show
2011
Third Place Award
2010
First Place Award
2009
Award of Merit
2009
Best of Show
2008
First Place Award
2008
Honourable Mention
2008
Honourable Mention
2006
Award of Excellence
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Biography
I am inspired to paint because I see so much beauty and wonder in the world, even in everyday objects, people and animals. I love colour and, when I am painting regularly, I see many more colours around me, as well as small details that are often missed. I create my paintings because I wish others to see the world through my "artist" eyes. I love to paint people and animals, as it’s such fun to try to capture personalities. I feel the same way about flowers – some are upright and self-assured in their beauty, whereas others may be rather old and droopy, but each has its own character. Even a little cottage or a lone tree in a landscape can be given a personality, and through this the painting tells a story.
I like paint in layers, employing underpainting techniques, and owe much to Julie Friedman and Jeanne Smith, who are both amazing pastel artists and teachers. I also much admire Nancy Medina’s flower paintings; she has taught me how to paint brilliant coloured florals in oil, using an underpainting of transparents, with opaques added later applying a wet-in-wet technique.
