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SITE UPDATED

08 Monday Jul 2019

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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″
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″

Cliffhanger VIII

25 Saturday Nov 2017

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Martha Rea Baker continues to work in the Cliffhanger Series. The most recent oil/cold wax painting in this vertical format series is now showing at Owen Contemporary on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, NM.

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Cliffhanger  VIII         72″ x 24″        Oil/ Cold Wax

Excavation IV

26 Tuesday Jul 2016

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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

miniatures & MORE

30 Sunday Aug 2015

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Now in its 25th year, Miniatures & More is an exhibition fundraiser that provides valuable funding to The Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico while benefiting the artists whose work it features. The only “sell” exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum, Miniatures was created by – and is a program of – The Albuquerque Museum Foundation.  

A range of artists producing traditional and contemporary paintings, photographs and sculptures are selected each year through a juried process in order to provide an exceptional collection for consideration. The “& More” was added to the 2007 Miniatures exhibition. Miniatures & More 2015 features one painting each from twelve outstanding New Mexico artists.

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Dusk                                                    60″ x 36″                                            Oil/Cold Wax

We are pleased to announce that Martha Rea Baker has been selected to exhibit in the “& More” section of Miniatures & More 2015 – 25 Year Anniversary. A committee from The Museum traveled to Santa Fe, NM to visit Martha’s studio and Karan Ruhlen Gallery to make the selection shown above. This painting will be auctioned at the gala reception on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at The Albuquerque Museum.

New Work for Karan Ruhlen Gallery’s Summer of Color

06 Thursday Aug 2015

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Martha Rea Baker has delivered new oil/cold wax paintings to Karan Ruhlen Gallery for the SUMMER OF COLOR being celebrated all around Santa Fe.

SANTA FE, NM. Karan Ruhlen Gallery presents a group exhibition The Nature of Color in conjunction with Santa Fe 2015 “Summer of Color”. Opening August 21 at Karan Ruhlen Gallery. The artists of Karan Ruhlen Gallery are known for their color sensibility and its relationship to nature. Each is diverse in their approach and interpretation of color. The artists have their own unique signature and surface quality.

Cliffhanger diptych

Cliffhanger Diptych   72″ x 60″

Dordogne III 48

Dordogne III   48″ x 36″

Red Mesa 40

Red Mesa   40″ x 30″

Surface Beauty Artist Reception enjoys Record Attendance

15 Monday Jul 2013

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A record crowd attended the opening reception of Karan Ruhlen Gallery’s exhibit, Surface Beauty last Friday evening. This group exhibit includes the work of five accomplished women artists whose paintings explore the beauty in art and nature.

Excavation III----72 " x 60"

Excavation III—-72 ” x 60″

Martha Rea Baker’s paintings continue to deal with the concept of “time”, the passage of time and its effects on our natural world. Her works depict chronological time, marking the sequential passage of hours, days or seasons or an ancient age glimpsed through excavation. “My painting process of adding, subtracting and thoughtful editing is a metaphor for life’s timeline.”says Baker.

Cliffhanger III----72" x 24"

Cliffhanger III—-72″ x 24″

New work for Karan Ruhlen Gallery

18 Friday Jan 2013

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Cliffhanger----72" x 36"----Oil/ Cold Wax on Canvas

Cliffhanger—-72″ x 30″—-Oil/ Cold Wax on Canvas—-SOLD

Martha recently delivered a major oil and cold wax painting to her Santa Fe gallery in late December. This is a long narrow format which can hang either vertically or horizontally, giving it much flexibility. The colors and textures are inspired by the cool rock and warm earth of the Southwest landscape.