Marianne Hornbuckle, contemporaryabstractpainter and figurative sculpture Marianne Hornbuckle, contemporary abstract painter

Two finished clays in front of Hornbuckle booth, with paintings & bronzes, at a SFSociety of Artists show in 2009-photo by Doug Earp

Manipulating color excites me. Paint contained by geometric and overlapping shapes conceals and reveals juxtapositions of color that express new possibilities. Transparent, translucent, and opaque colors combine to create surprises. Surfaces present layers of drifting color, bright accents and subtle texture.
The work, though Western in color use, has a spare Eastern aesthetic. New Work...
Manipulating clay excites me. To bring the clay figure into being - the gesture, the line, the subtle musculature, the shifting contours combining to make a singular expression of a unique human being that becomes a bronze - seems the ultimate act of creation. Upcoming editions...
This artist's life couldn't be any better!

Marianne Hornbuckle 2010
Visit my blog tonight!

303 County Road 84
Santa Fe, NM 87506
Ph/Fax: 505-455-3496

All rights reserved © MHornbuckle 2010