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Bio

Lives & creates in Setauket, NY

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still."

-- Dorothea Lange

 

Photographer, painter, mixed media artist... I love to experiment and create!  

These are the questions I ask myself about every one of my photographs:

What would I like to share about this subject?  Why?

Is it color, pattern, motion, emotion? 

How can I express this ?

 

Self-composed still life, old barns and buildings, and the quiet beauty of Long Island, NY and the lovely "Three Village" area where I live are some of my favorite subjects.  Beauty and meaning can be found in everyday places and objects.

 

My recent frame-less artwork includes mixed media creations that combine photography, Japanese paper, acrylic transfers, hand-painting with Panpastels, and acrylic collages that are one of a kind.

And last year, I learned how to create hand-printed, sun-exposed cyanotypes and I am hooked!  This is a completely manual, unpredictable, and rewarding process that produces fascinating results.

Look around, enjoy the artwork, contact me with any questions.  Thanks for reading this, and I hope we meet one day!

Creatively yours, 

Marlene

Publications

2012

Paumanok II, Interwoven: An Anthology of Poems and Photography by Long Islanders

 

2009

Paumanok: Poetry and Pictures of Long Island

 

2005, 2007, 2009

Black and White Magazine, Single Image Winner Annuals

Galleries & Festivals
(Click for this year's calendar)

Huntington Art Center

Gallery North

Setauket Frame Shop

Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setauket

Setauket Artists Neighborhood House Exhibit

Reboli Center

Long Island Museum

World Cyanotype Day

Workshops
Awards (recent)

Hand-painting Your Black & White Photos

 

Acrylic Photo Transfers

 

Smartphone Photo Editing

Art League of Long Island Art in the Park:

Best in Show

 

Gallery North Outdoor Art Show:

First Place, Outstanding Photography

Honorable Mention, Mixed Media

Honorable Mention, Works on Paper

 

Salmagundi Club NYC, Juried Photo Exhibit:

Second Place

Setauket Artists Neighborhood House Exhibit

Honorable Mention

Black&White Magazine

Gold award, Still Life

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Or, contact me directly:

Email:      mwd1@optonline.net

Phone:    (631) 379-3227

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