Studio
My studio is located in downtown Orlando at 221 East Colonial Dr. 32801. Open to the public on the first Friday and Saturday of each month and by appointment.
407-647-6464
nolanmarwick@yahoo.com
Unladylike
Recent paintings include acrylic-on-canvas portraits of assertive women.
407-647-6464
nolanmarwick@yahoo.com
Emergents
I often begin a painting with sweeping geometric marks that begin outside the borders of the canvas. Figures and background shapes emerge from these random marks, and I refine the emergent images to create paintings that are both abstract and realistic. I often leave vestiges of the original overall pattern.
Motifs
Since childhood I’ve been oddly compelled to doodle the shape of a double triangle, a kind of sharp-edged infinity sign. Why this shape was in my mind was a mystery until a recent visit to the Orkney Islands, where my mother’s family lived for eons. I saw three stones recently discovered in a Stone Age site called the Ness of Brodgar. A double triangle was carved clearly into the edge of each stone. This symbol has become the central element of my personal geometry.
“Blue Triangles,” linocut.
Landscape Geometry
I am inspired by beautiful landscapes in my home state of Florida. Here I apply my personal geometry in ink over an acrylic monotype.
Crystal River Palms, 2021.
Figures
Women’s portraits, traditional and otherwise, painted singly and in groups, are a staple of my practice.
Orlando Museum of Art’s First Thursday Exhibit. “Four Sisters” (oil on panel)
Print Making /Collage
Some of my monotypes, engravings and relief prints make their way into large and small collages.
Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday Exhibit. “We Are Not Angels” and “We Are Not Paper Dolls” (acrylic, crayon, marker, collage);
Sculpture
I work in bronze, ceramic, raku and other media.
“Celtic Mask,” 6 x 12 in. Bronze and terra cotta
Member, Florida Sculptors Guild
Resident Artist, Faith Arts Village Orlando (FAVO)
Press: Central Florida Lifestyle: One of six featured Central Florida artists
Artisodes: Local PBS Interview at FAVO
OrlandoArts Magazine: Article about Polasek Museum show
Solo Shows: FAVO Gallery 242, Orlando, FL: First Fridays and Saturdays of each month, 2015 to present
Exhibit History:
2021 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Florida Grown.”
2019 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Architecture.”
2018 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Feminine Principle.”
2017 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Heritage.”
2016 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Florida Grown.”
2015 Albin Polasek Museum, Winter Park, FL: Touchable Art Goup Show,
2015 Downtown Arts Factory, Orlando, Group Show
2015 City of Casselberry Art House: Florida Sculptors’ Guild Group Show
2015 Casselberry City Hall, Casselberry, FL: 75th Anniversary Exhibit
2015 FAVO Gallery 152, Orlando, FL: “Women-Folk” group show
2014 Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL: Juried Student Show, First Place, Sculpture
2013 Leepa Ratner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL: Miniature Art Society Show
2008 Studio Fellowship, Printmaking, Crealde School of Art
2007 Studio Fellowship, Sculpture, Crealde School of Art
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