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Martha Rea Baker

~ Santa Fe Artist working in Oil/Cold Wax, Acrylic and Encaustic

Martha Rea Baker

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SITE UPDATED

08 Monday Jul 2019

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abstract art, Acrylic paintings, Allison Brown Simmons, Amelia Island, art for the home, Brown's Fine Art, Brown's Fine Art- Jackson MS, Canyon Road gallery, designers choose original art, Martha Rea Baker, oil mixed with cold wax, Oil on panel, Original Art, Owen Contemporry, Santa Fe gallery, tall vertical paintings, Website Update

After a couple of years of intense work in the studio, including numerous commissions and several shows, the artist has updated the OIL/COLD WAX and ACRYLIC pages found in the menu at the top of each page.

The Hill Country Annual Retreat post has also been updated.

Please take a look at the 2018 and 2019 additions on the pages mentioned above.

Most recently Martha Rea Baker has worked on a series of  tall vertical panels in oil mixed with cold wax and enhanced with line work in oil pastels and china markers for Owen Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM.

 

Kairos XIV 48" x 18"
Kairos XIV 48″ x 18″
Cliffhanger IX 60" x 20"
Cliffhanger IX 60″ x 20″

 

A wedding in Amelia Island, FL was the inspiration for a 36″ x 60″ acrylic on canvas for Brown’s Fine Art in Jackson, MS.

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Amelia Island 60″ x 48″

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The Hill Country Paintings 2019

12 Monday Feb 2018

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abstract art, abstraction, acrylic on canvas, Artists Without Limits, AWOL, Brown's Fine Art, Canyon Road gallery, HCAF, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Martha Rea Baker, Mississippi gallery, Owen Contemporry, Portal Series, Santa Fe gallery, Texas Hill Country, Tim Owen

Once again, the Hill Country Arts Foundation annual retreat provided a creative jump-start to the new year. Martha Rea Baker completed three 30″ acrylic squares inspired by a recent trip to the south of France.

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The Hill Country Artis Foundation presented an exhibit of the seventeen artists’ work in the beautiful Duncan-McAshen Visual Art Center on the foundation campus.

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Owen Contemporary presents: Martha Rea Baker & Bret Price Shapes and Surfaces

30 Sunday Apr 2017

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abstract art, Acrylic paintings, Art, Bret Price, Canyon Road gallery, Canyon Road Show 2017, contemporary art, Encaustic paintings, Martha Rea Baker, oil/cold wax paintings, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe exhibition 2017, Santa Fe gallery, Shapes and Surfaces, Timothy Owen, travel as inspiration

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MARTHA REA BAKER | BRET PRICE
Fri, Jul 21, 2017 5:00pm Thu, Aug 3, 2017 5:00pm
Shapes and Surfaces
Martha Rea Baker and Bret Price

SANTA FE, NM. Owen Contemporary is delighted to announce Shapes and Surfaces, a duet exhibition featuring new works by New Mexico abstract painter Martha Rea Baker and California sculptor Bret Price.

The surface is the viewer’s introduction to each painting created by Martha Rea Baker. The texture, color, shapes, and value all may spark an idea, convey a message or evoke an emotion. However, the surface also begs the question, “What lies below?” In each painting a history is built through multiple layers of paint application, mark making and drawing, removal and veiling of information. It is the artist’s intent that the surface of the painting will draw the viewer in to discover that the work is more than skin deep.

Baker’s new body of work continues to be land-based, inspired by the textures, colors and light of the Southwest landscape–ancient landforms affected by the passage of time —- natural weathering and human intervention.

Born in Corsicana, Texas and raised in Clinton, Mississippi, Baker attended the University of Mississippi and received her BA from University of California, Santa Barbara. She continued her art studies at the University of Dallas and Collin College in Texas as well as European studies. Since 2006 Baker has resided in Santa Fe where she has become a well-established abstract artist.

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Cold Wax Medium

26 Thursday Jan 2017

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Abstract, abstract art, abstract painting, Art, art book, Canyon Road gallery, cold wax medium, inspiration, Jerry McLaughlin, Martha Rea Baker, oil, oil and cold wax technique, Owen Contemporary, Rebecca Crowell, Santa Fe artist, Santa Fe gallery, technique

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Martha Rea Baker is honored to be included in this upcoming book co-authored by Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin on the subject of cold wax medium. This much anticipated book, Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts and Conversations is currently at the printers and will be available soon.

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Hill Country Arts Foundation 2017

25 Wednesday Jan 2017

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abstract art, Art, diptych, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Hill Country Paintings, Martha Rea Baker, neutral paintings, Neutral Palette, new work, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe artist, Santa Fe gallery, Timothy Owen, travel, travel as inspiration

Martha Rea Baker recently returned from her twelfth year attending the non-assisted annual art retreat in Ingram, TX at the Hill Country Arts Foundation. She worked in acrylic on canvases and panels, finishing two paintings and four more nearing completion.

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Portal I                          30″ x 30″ x 2″                    Acrylic on Panel

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Portal II                      30″ x 30″ x 2″                        Acrylic on Panel

Stay tuned—–more work will be posted when finished!

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Intimate Encaustics

30 Wednesday Nov 2016

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12" squares, Art, Canyon Road gallery, diptych, Encaustic paintings, Martha Rea Baker, miniature paintings, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe gallery

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Japanese Garden I & II

Japanese Garden I & II are painted on 12″ x 12″ x 2″ cradled panels. They consist of many layers of pigmented wax alternated with imbedded areas of drawing and line work created with oil pastels and china markers.

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Excavation IV

26 Tuesday Jul 2016

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abstract acrylic, Canyon Road gallery, excavation, Grey/yellow painting, Martha Rea Baker, oversized abstract paintings, Ruhlen-Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe artist, Santa Fe gallery, soft greys, tall vertical paintings

A new abstract painting has been delivered to Ruhlen – Owen Contemporary on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Excavation IV          72″ x 54″          Mixed Media on Canvas

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The Butterfly Effect II

26 Sunday Jun 2016

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Recently delivered to Ruhlen – Owen Contemporary on Canyon Road in Santa FE, NM is this second version of The Butterfly Effect by Martha Rea Baker.

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The Butterfly Effect                48″ x 48″               Acrylic on Canvas

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Art & Antiques May Issue

01 Sunday May 2016

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2014 Canyon Road art shows, abstract art, Art & Antiques, Canyon Road gallery, Martha Rea Baker, Ruhlen-Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe gallery, Transitions

Martha Rea Baker is featured in the May issue of Arts & Antiques magazine announcing the upcoming exhibit, “Transitions” opening at Ruhlen – Owen Contemporary on May 27, 2016.

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Miniatures for the Holidays!

11 Friday Dec 2015

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abstract art, Canyon Road gallery, encaustic, encaustic on panel, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Martha Rea Baker, miniature paintings, miniatures, oil/cold wax on panel, Santa Fe artist, Santa Fe gallery

Karan Ruhlen Gallery received four 6″ square miniature paintings from Martha Rea Baker. The first pair shown below is encaustic on cradled panel.

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Haiku IV

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Haiku V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second set of miniatures is created with oil paint mixed with cold wax medium.

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Jardin I

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Jardin II

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