Marie Thielen Art

Here are two series of paintings that  offer a glimpse into the ordinary beauty that many of us encounter in our walks, hikes and drives through nature.

Stones and brush; trees and grasses;  dappled light and textured color; mountains and meadows; close-ups and distant views. . . . 

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For my recent paintings, a series I call Simply There,

I chose to go small rather than my usual large format paintings. In a way, limiting  size gives expansion to the view. And I switched from canvas to gesso board which also takes acrylic nicely.

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The larger paintings are from a Rocks and Prairie series  which I have shown locally and in South Dakota.

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My camera and sketch pad travel with me and give me a chance to record the elements of nature that inspire my painting. I have also included a section on photography here. The three-part photo gallery includes images from Sedona, AZ, glimpses from my neighborhood here in Minneapolis and in particular, walks along the  nearby Winchell Trail above the Mississippi.

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