About the Artist
Working in pastels, Marie Kash Weltzheimer's subjects consist primarily of
portraits, still life and landscapes. She enjoys portraying people in
their environments as well as the effects of light and shade. With a
colorist approach, she is challenged to capture light effects and emotion so
often unnoticed in her subjects from everyday life. Her work enables us to
enjoy the simple things we take for granted.
Artist's Statement 
"Painting is a success when
people are intrigued by subjects that are often unnoticed. Inspired by the
gracefulness of gesture and the beauty and geometric quality of light on
subjects with strongly cast shadows, my work stresses the poetic aspect of
situations around us. Many times I use a combination of watercolor or
acrylic with pastel and a textured surface, layering and weaving color
throughout to create mood with color and texture." MKW
"Finally, brethern, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is
right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if
there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on
these things." Philippians 4:8
Biography 
Marie was born in Akron, Ohio and moved with her family to Oklahoma as a
small child. She earned her degree in commercial art in 1982 from the
University of Central Oklahoma. After several years of working as a
graphic artist she gradually found her way to full-time painting and drawing.
Marie has been a signature member of the Pastel Society of America since
1989. She has exhibited in numerous local and national shows receiving
several "Best of Show" awards for her work including the Oklahoma Art Workshops
11th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Other awards include the Steven
Leitner Award during the Pastel Society of America's 19th Annual Exhibition in
New York City, and First Award of Excellence during the Pastel Society of the
Southwest's 11th Annual Exhibition in Dallas, Texas.
Marie's work was published in "The Best of Pastel" and "The Best of Pastel
2", by Rockport Publishers. An article about her work and approach to
color was included in the May/June 2000 issue of "The Pastel Journal" entitled
"Taking the temperature of color for strong complementary contrasts".
Also, her work was featured on the cover of two music CDs by guitarist Edgar
Cruz, "Opening Night" and "Opening Night 2". Marie has also been among
those listed in "Who's Who in American Art" and "Who's Who in the South and
Southwest". In the 20 years she has been working as a professional artist,
she has placed her work in numerous private, corporate and public collections.
Marie's work is represented in Tulsa, Oklahoma by M.A. Doran Gallery,
www.madorangallery.com and in
Telluride, Colorado by Telluride Gallery of Fine Art,
www.telluridegallery.com.
Marie lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three beautiful children.
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