Artist Statement: My work comes in bursts of spontaneity.
My initial images may be in watercolor and pen often inspired by nature or figures. I am excited when suddenly I “see” something suggested within the seemingly random marks. In this series, which are nature inspired and executed as play with lines and inks, I saw “signs of the cross” emerge - somber, chaotic, but with bursts of light.
My style is rhythmic, colorful and energetic. I am simultaneously inspired by the abstract expressionists and the precisionists – striving for balance in many ways.
My process often begins with small sketches or full color renderings. Then, I’ll photograph my initial work, possibly altering it digitally through color shifts and addition of organic forms to yield the beginnings of a new painting in oil or a multimedia base for a new piece.
Painting is a Zen experience for me. Despite procrastinating on the front end, once I get started, I am energized and lost in the process. I engage in a great deal of self-talk in color mixing and selection, mark making, and always, always tweaking. My nemesis is keeping my hands off a piece I’ve already deemed complete!
Bio: Marilyn Dale is a fine artist, art instructor and award winning painter. She is accomplished in oil, watercolor, inks, and pastel, from traditional portraiture through abstraction. For many years, she taught art for North Central College’s community education department and for the Naperville Art League, where she served as president and board member.
Marilyn has designed large-scale liturgical fabric and stained glass works and had several works published. As the head of the Art & Environment Committee for a large Roman Catholic church for more than 10 years, she created numerous banners, paramounts, stained glass pieces as well as graphics to honor and illustrate the meaning of the liturgical seasons. She has been commissioned by several churches of different denominations, companies and individuals. She enjoys working on pieces of personal significance to the owner.
Marilyn has a certificate of painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MBA from the University of Illinois.
Her work can be seen at www.marilyndale.com
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