Michelle Mardis
Tarpon Springs, FL
Oil/Acrylic
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About the ART
Hand-built birch cradles in large sizes from raw lumber materials. Acrylic on wood with minimalistic subject matter in midcentury content. Each piece is sanded between layers of acrylic coats to give a smooth clean texture. My art is a modern approach to vintage and nostalgic imagery.
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About the ARTIST
I have been artistic my entire life, and I also love to build things. I suppose that is the main reason I prefer to start my paintings out by hand-building each wooden cradle in my woodshop. I love to start with virtually a pile of lumber and some paint and end up with a finished, original painting ready to hang. Each piece is built with specific dimensions in mind for each composition. I use numerous wood cutting and sanding tools to build my cradles; however, I sand each one by hand between each coat of primer and often sand between painting layers to give an ultra-smooth finish to my work. The compositions of my figurative and still life imagery are almost always "off the page," I think this gives interest and a certain reality. As for the subject matter, this harkens back to my own childhood growing up in the 1960s-1970s. I prefer to capture the mid-century modern era in my own flair, leaning heavily on a coastal living vibe.
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