Artist Statement

The Landscape has long been a traditional subject of artists, a subject I also embrace. But through my chosen medium of digital paint, my compositions express a synthesis of this traditional subject matter with modern media. For example, I render narrow visual “slices” of my environment with a “totem pole” like stack of water, land, and sky, compelling the observer to notice particular points of interest: color, texture, or light. Yet my images also remind the viewer of the familiar and local beauty of the area.

A Note from Marian: All works are available for purchase in larger sizes, as long as the dimensions remain proportional.

Biography:

Marian Federspiel is a regional artist whose work reflects the natural beauty of the forests, mountains and lakes of New Hampshire’s central and northern regions. The artist draws her inspiration from kayaking, hiking or simply gazing out the window. Her visually inspired prints depict what the artist describes as “narrow vertical or horizontal slices of the region in all four seasons.” The artist creates her images in her studio by using digital “pixels” as her “paint,” a mouse as her “brush,” and with her computer monitor serving as her “canvas.” The artist describes her process as “similar to brush painting.” “When I am inspired by a scene I take photographs for reference. I then draw the scene or image on the screen of my Mac with the mouse.” She uses Adobe Illustrator to render the subject. After the image is created it is printed with archival pigmented ink which results in brilliantly colored serigraph-like graphic prints.

The artist has a Bachelor of Fine Art in painting from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Education from Lesley University. She worked as an art director and designer for 20 years in Hartford, Providence, and Boston before becoming a digital art teacher at Laconia High School where she taught for the next 20 years. It was her work in design where computers took over the industry in the late 80’s that introduced her to the unlimited potential of digital painting.

Marian is retired from teaching now and works from her home studio. She displays and sells work in several shops/galleries in the area including Squam Lakes Artisans in Center Harbor, NH, Artistic Roots in Plymouth, NH, and Riverview Artisans in Bristol, NH. Work can also be viewed and purchased online at mfederspiel.com.