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Gesture Paintings for Brown’s Fine Art

07 Thursday Aug 2014

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MARTHA REA BAKER has recently finished three new acrylic paintings which incorporate paper collage and gestural lines. The use of charcoal and oil pastel in spontaneous, free-form gestures allows the artist a freedom which she enjoys. The “Gesture Paintings” are being shown at Brown’s Fine Art, Martha’s long-time gallery in Jackson, Mississippi.

Gesture 1----48" x 36"-----Acrylic/Collage on Canvas

Gesture 1—-48″ x 36″—-Acrylic/Collage

Gesture 2----48" x 36"----Acrylic/Collage on Canvas

Gesture 2—-48″ x 36″—-Acrylic/Collage

Gesture 3----48" x 36"----Acrylic/Collage on Canvas

Gesture 3—-48″ x 36″—-Acrylic/Collage

New work for Karan Ruhlen Gallery

15 Thursday May 2014

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Martha Rea Baker has recently delivered two new paintings for the upcoming exhibition “In the Abstract” opening at Karan Ruhlen Gallery in Santa Fe, NM on May 23.

Cliffhanger V---70" x 62"---Acrylic on Canvas

Cliffhanger V—70″ x 62″—Acrylic on Canvas

Dordogne---40' x 30"---Oil/Cold Wax on Panel

Dordogne — 40′ x 30″ —  Oil/Cold Wax on Panel

In the Abstract at Karan Ruhlen Gallery

02 Friday May 2014

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Martha Rea Baker will be one of three artists featured in an abstract show opening May 23rd at Karan Ruhlen Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe. Here is a sneak peek at a few of the new paintings Martha will be showing in this exhibit.

Formation III---48" x 36"---Acrylic

Formation III—60″ x 48″—Acrylic

Marking History I and II--40" x 30" each

Marking History I and II–40″ x 30″ each

Marking History I---40" x 30"---Acrylic

Marking History I—40″ x 30″—Acrylic

Marking History II---40" x 30"---Acrylic

Marking History II—40″ x 30″—Acrylic

Marking History III---448" x 36"

Marking History III—48″ x 36″—Acrylic

Stay tuned for a group of oil/cold wax paintings. They will be photographed and posted soon—-

New Work for Brown’s Fine Art

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

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Martha has finished one of the Kerrville paintings for her gallery in Jackson, MS,  Brown’s Fine Art.   She is also working on a companion piece for this 40″ x 30″ acrylic canvas, “Giverny Memory”.

Giverny Memory----40" x 30"----Acrylic

Giverny Memory—-40″ x 30″—-Acrylic

In addition, Martha is currently working on two commissioned projects for Brown’s Fine Art. One is an acrylic triptych and the other is a 60″ x 48″ acrylic on canvas.

Kerrville 2014

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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Martha Rea Baker has just returned from her annual “Artists With-Out Limits” painting retreat to the Texas Hill Country. During this productive studio time at the Hill Country Arts Foundation in Ingram, TX, Martha created eight new paintings.

Martha with Kerrville paintings 2014

Martha with Kerrville paintings 2014

To begin the 2014 exhibition schedule, the Hill Country Arts Foundation installed a show of paintings created during this year’s retreat or in previous years and opened the exhibit, “AWOL-Artists With-Out Limits-2014” with a reception on Saturday, January, 11. Martha created three 24″ square paintings for the show in the first four days of this year’s retreat on the theme of “Seasons”. The canvases depicting one winter and two autumn scenes are posted below.

Solitude---24" x 24"---Acrylic

Solitude—24″ x 24″—Acrylic—SOLD

Indian Summer---24" x 24"---Acrylic

Indian Summer—24″ x 24″—Acrylic

Autumn Night--24" x 24"--Acrylic

Autumn Night—24″ x 24″—Acrylic—SOLD

Below you will see one of the larger canvases which Martha finished at HCAF. Karan Ruhlen has chosen this piece for the upcoming exhibit, In the Abstract, opening at Karan Ruhlen Gallery on May 23, 2014.

Kerrville Grey-working title----48 x 36"---acrylic

Marking History III —48 x 36″— acrylic

Recent Acrylics for Brown’s Fine Art

06 Friday Dec 2013

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Giverny Reflections----63

Giverny Reflections—-63″ x 48″—-Acrylic—-SOLD

Tide Pool II and Tide Pool III-----36

Tide Pool II and Tide Pool III—–36″ x 72″—-Acrylic

After the Rain----72

After the Rain—-72″ x 60″—-Acrylic—-SOLD

Kairos VIII----48

Kairos VIII—-48″ x 36″—–Acrylic—-SOLD

All That Jazz----60

All That Jazz—-60″ x 48″—-Acrylic—-SOLD

“Fusion: People, Passion, Place”

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Santa Fe artist, Martha Rea Baker’s encaustic painting, “Lichen-Canyon Walls Series” has been accepted into the International Encaustic Artists juried exhibition in conjunction with the IEA annual conference in Santa Fe, NM. The painting will be displayed at the Eggman and Walrus Gallery on Palace Avenue near the Santa Fe Plaza.

Opening Reception, Friday, November 1, 5-7 pm.

Lichen-Canyon Walls Series----30" x 30" x 2"----Encaustic on Panel

Lichen-Canyon Walls Series—-30″ x 30″ x 2″—-Encaustic on Panel

New Encaustic Paintings for Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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The International Encaustic Artists will hold their annual conference in Santa Fe, NM October 31-November 3, 2013.  Martha Rea Baker has completed two new encaustics for the “Wax Works” exhibit at Karan Ruhlen Gallery on Canyon Road. The show will hang during the dates of  IEA EncaustiCon. 

Tide Pool IV and V-----60" x 30" x 2"------Encaustic on Panel

Tide Pool IV and V—–60″ x 30″ x  2″——Encaustic on Panel

New Acrylic Paintings for Brown’s Fine Art

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Martha Rea Baker recently shipped new work to Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, MS.    The Kairos Series continues to be a favored body of work.

Kairos VII-----48" x 36"

Kairos VII—–60″ x 48″

Kairos VIII----48" x 36"

Kairos VIII—-48″ x 36″