Recent Acrylic Paintings–2019
Navigation 30″ 30″
Navigation II 30″ x 30″
dordogne Revisited II 30″ x 30″
Into the Midnight Sun II 30″ x 30″ SOLD
Along the Danube II 36″ x 48″
Into the Midnight Sun II 60″ x 48″
Acrylic Paintings 2018
Canyonlands III 60″ x 48″ SOLD
Cote D’Azure I 48″ x 36″
Cote D’Azure II 48″ x 36″
Kyoto II 40″ x 40″ SOLD
Les Calanques 60″ x 36″
Older Paintings 2012-2017
Chocolate Shop—-63″ x 48″—-Brown’s Fine Art SOLD
Coffee Break—-36″ x 60″—-Brown’s Fine Art SOLD
GESTURE SERIES
Gesture 3—-48″ x 36″—-Brown’s Fine Art
Gesture 2—-48″ x 36″—-Brown’s Fine Art SOLD
Gesture 1—-48″ x 36″—–SOLD
CANYON WALLS SERIES
Cliffhanger IV—70″ X 62″—SOLD
Marking History III—48″ x 36″—SOLD
Formation III—60″ X 48″—SOLD
Formation—–60″ x 48″——SOLD
Mesa I—-60″ x 48″—-SOLD
Mesa III—-48″ x 36″—–SOLD
Mesa IV—-48″ x 36″—-SOLD
Barancas Diptych—-30″ x 60″—-SOLD
White Cliff—-48″ x 48″—–SOLD
TRACES OF TIME SERIES
Kairos II—-36″ x 36″—-SOLD
Kairos III—-48″ x 36″—-SOLD
ALCHEMY SERIES
- Alchemy––— a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold.
Artist Statement: In this new series, I am exploring the use of metallic acrylic and wax in both the acrylic and encaustic paintings. In each media, I work in many layers of wax or paint and either scrape or sand the panels to reveal the marks underneath, thus revealing the history of the painting. The paintings are about transformation and are inspired by textures and personal symbols, text, letters, words and past experiences. mrb
Alchemy IV ——- 12″ x 12″ x 2″
Alchemy V ——— 12″ x 12″ x 2″
Alchemy VI ——- 12″ x 12″ x 2″
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CONSTRUCTED SERIES
A Delicate Balance—-60″ x 48″—-Acrylic—-SOLD
Dot Matrix—-48″ x 36″—-Acrylic—-SOLD
Architectonic II—-48″ x 60″ —-Acrylic Collage—SOLD
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Giverny Impression— 48″ x 48″ — SOLD
Giverny Impression II— 48″ x 48″ — SOLD
Giverny Morning — 36″ x 36″ —Brown’s Fine Art
Roman Wall—-48″ x 36″—-Artist Studio
Golden Falls—-48″ x 36″—-SOLD
Venice Wall—-60″ x 42—-SOLD
Aspen Grove—-60″ x 42″—-SOLD
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HABITAT SERIES
The Habitat Series was painted during the design/build process of the new home and studio near Santa Fe. Two of the acrylic collages are shown below:
The Glass House—-24″ x 24″—-Acrylic/Collage
Habitat II 24″ x 24″ SOLD
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MEMOIRS SERIES
Sisters 8″ x 8″ SOLD
Fishing—8″ x 8″ x 2″ —SOLD
Martha Rea Baker 
tedgiffin said:
Dropping you a note to let you know that at this very moment, you are my favorite living Abstract Artist. The size of all your pieces are ones in which I used to love to work. The thickness of the surface come off well in reproduction. I believe at one point you mentioned that abstraction is a departure from reality. Not that it needs an excuse, but I have been grappling between realism and my need for a justification to lose all sense of representation. So happy to have found your Art.
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Martha Rea Baker said:
Good morning, Ted. Thank you for your lovely comments about my work! I am also enjoying your music!
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Rachael Cecchetti said:
I just discovered your work and I LOVE IT! Your colors, textures, structure and the sizes. Your work inspires me to be a better writer. I live in Sonoma California and I would love to see your work in person, could love to buy one of your works!
I have thoroughly enjoyed discovering your work.
Best,
Rachael
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Martha Rea Baker said:
Hi Rachael.
Thank you so very much for your positives comments. My work is shown at Karan Ruhlen Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. I hope you can visit our wonderful art-filled city one day.
Cheers,
Martha
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Anonymous said:
hello, I am a Mississippi fan of yours. I bought A Delicate Balance at Brown’s Gallery several years ago. It never fails to inspire and delight me. Thank you!
LaMarr Winn Greenville Missisiippi
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Martha Rea Baker said:
Thank you so very much, LaMarr. That is so nice to hear! As it happens, I am painting for a show at Brown’s in the Spring. Allison just mentioned your painting as a favorite of hers.
Cheers,
Martha
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Wendy Nichols Sodnik said:
Hello, Martha…I’m not sure you’ll remember me, but I met you on a skiing trip to Aspen back in the 80’s, and accompanied your family, another Baker family from MN and the Franks (Laurie Frank was my college roommate). Just wanted to let you know I still have your lovely watercolor you gave me from that trip, and it has hung in all 9 of our houses, including our current one in Minneapolis (it’s also been in Washington, Oregon and Wisconsin!). Wish I could find a way to send you a photo of it, but I don’t see where I can. Hope you and your family are well. I have two grown kids of my own; no significant others in their lives and no grandchildren yet.
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Martha Rea Baker said:
Hi Wendy! How wonderful to see you comment this morning! I see that it was from 2009 and I have no idea if I answered you before or why it popped up this morning! Yes, I remember you and the amazing ski trip and I am delighted to learn that you still enjoy the watercolor painting. Thanks for reaching out. Martha mbakerart@ gmail.com
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Anonymous said:
I just wrote the comment about 30 min ago! I just love the scene (which reminds me so much of Aspen) and all the beautiful pieces on your website!
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