03 Wednesday Dec 2014
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A new acrylic on canvas has been shipped to Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, MS. This painting was inspired by the first snow of the winter season in Santa Fe.
Winter White—-48″ x 36″—-Acrylic on Canvas
17 Monday Nov 2014
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Brown's Fine Art, Brown's Fine Art- Jackson MS, encaustic, Fondren Unwrapped, landscape based abstract painting, Mississippi gallery, poured encaustic paintings, Poured wax on paper, travel as inspiration
Martha Rea Baker has recently returned from two weeks in Spain where she visited Bilbao, Barcelona and Malaga on the Costa del Sol. While in Malaga she created intimate encaustics on paper inspired by the light, colors and landscape of this beautiful Mediterranean coastal town.
A selection of these “poured” wax paintings is posted below.
Costa del Sol 1—-8.24 x 12″—-Encaustic on Paper
Costa del Sol 2—-8.25″ x 12″—-Encaustic on Paper
Costa del Sol 3—-8.25″ x 12″—-Encaustic on Paper
Costa del Sol 4—-8.25″ x 12″—-Encaustic on Paper
A second, more abstract, quartet was finished the first week after Martha returned to her studio in Santa Fe, NM.
Colores de Malaga I—-16″ x 20″—-Encaustic on Paper
Colores de Malaga II—-16″ x 20″—-Encaustic on Paper
Colores de Malaga III—-16″ x 20″—-Encaustic on Paper
Colores de Malaga IV—-16″ x 20″—-Encaustic on Paper
Eighteen small encaustic works on paper have been shipped to Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson MS to be debuted on November 20th at “Fondren Unwrapped”, the annual Holiday Open House.
07 Thursday Aug 2014
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Acrylic paintings, acrylic/collage, Brown's Fine Art, gesture drawing and painting, spontaneous painting, using collage with acrylic
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
Gesture 2—-48″ x 36″—-Acrylic/Collage
Gesture 3—-48″ x 36″—-Acrylic/Collage
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
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.
06 Friday Dec 2013
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Giverny Reflections—-63″ x 48″—-Acrylic—-SOLD
Tide Pool II and Tide Pool III—–36″ x 72″—-Acrylic
After the Rain—-72″ x 60″—-Acrylic—-SOLD
Kairos VIII—-48″ x 36″—–Acrylic—-SOLD
All That Jazz—-60″ x 48″—-Acrylic—-SOLD
29 Tuesday Oct 2013
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Brown's Fine Art, Kairos, large paintings, Mississippi artists, Santa Fe artist, vertical acrylic paintings
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—–60″ x 48″
Kairos VIII—-48″ x 36″
23 Friday Aug 2013
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acrylic on canvas, Allison Brown Simmons, Brown's Fine Art, Brown's Fine Art and Framing, encaustic, Jackson MS gallery, Mary Grace Brown, miniature watercolors, oil/cold wax on panel, One woman exhibit, variety of media
Martha Rea Baker’s long time gallery Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, MS featured her work in a one woman exhibition in May of 2013. The paintings were beautiful hung in an intimate salon just off of the main entry to the gallery. We have posted some select photographs of the exhibit below.
Allison Brown Simmons and Mary Grace Brown standing by Mississippi Blues V and VI on the right and Giverny Morning on the left.
A grouping of miniature watercolors around a 48″ x 36″ acrylic on canvas from the Playful Patchwork series.
This survey exhibit included encaustic, acrylic, oil/cold wax paintings and miniature watercolors from the versatile artist.
08 Monday Apr 2013
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abstract acrylic, abstract show, acrylic, acrylic on canvas, Brown's Fine Art, Brown's Fine Art and Framing, Fondren after Five, Joel Brown, miniature watercolors
Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, MS, is featuring new work by Martha Rea Baker on Thursday, May 2 for Fondren after Five. Baker has shipped nine recently completed acrylic canvases, two 12″ square oil/cold wax panels and sixteen miniature watercolors to the galley for the upcoming show. Gallery co-owner, Joel Brown states, “We’re getting ready for another great show at Brown’s! Mark your calendars for May 2 as we honor Clinton native and Santa Fe resident Martha Rea Baker during the next Fondren after 5! This is a show you will not want to miss!”
Early Spring—-48″ x 63″—-Acrylic on Canvas—-SOLD
The paintings range from four by five foot canvases to miniature watercolors 5″ square painted on location in Georgia O’Keeffe’s beloved northern New Mexico.
Turquoise Sky 5×5″
Pedernal Spring 5×5″
Purple Sky 5×5″
Brown’s Fine Art is Mississippi’s premier fine art gallery and has represented Martha for over 25 years. The gallery, known for its expert framing skills selects the perfect frame for each piece. Martha credits Mary Grace Brown and her son and daughter, Joel and Allison, for continued growth and success of her art career.
28 Monday Jan 2013
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abstract acrylic, acrylics, Brown's Fine Art, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, new work, painting retreat, studio time
Martha Rea Baker started the New Year with intensive and productive studio time at the Hill Country Arts Foundation in Ingram, TX. This annual ten-day painting retreat is an opportunity to become immersed in the painting process with no distractions, thus resulting in fresh spontaneous work. Working on large-scale canvases with acrylic paint, Martha created paintings for both of her galleries, KARAN RUHLEN GALLERY in SANTA FE, NM and BROWN’S FINE ART in JACKSON, MS.
This year, the Hill Country Arts Foundation honored the artists with an exhibit of work painted during the retreat.
16 Friday Nov 2012
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Martha has recently finished two 36″ square canvases for Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, MS. Pink Field I & Pink Field II work as a diptych, a pair or individually and were inspired by a recent commission that Martha completed for a Brown’s collector.
Pink Field I & II—–36″ x 36″ each——Acrylic——SOLD
Martha Rea Baker 