Value: $550
Artist Bio:
Marilyn Conklin graduated from Western University with a fine arts degree in 2000, Honours Studio and Dean’s Honour List.
Artist Statement:
Inspired by ancient spiritual myths, Marilyn Conklin paints with acrylic, water mixable oil colour, and mixed media, typically larger scale and with intensity of colour. Her use of texture – pumice, crystals, and debris comingled with the paint – achieves complexity and ambiguity that defies easy interpretation.
“My work is influenced by life experiences, extensive travel, ancient archaeology, and an active imagination. Because I am a spiritual being, I am always searching for existential meaning in the unknown.”