54th WAOW National Exhibition, "Dreamweavers"

KATHY ELLEM IT WAS FUNNY FIVE MINUTES AGO

MARLA EPSTEIN THE WHITE WOLF OF AUTUMN

24” x 36” — Oil $2,500

Autumn, my favorite season, found me in Montana where I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful white wolf named Gracie. She has been the inspiration of many of my paintings The white wolf is a symbolic animal that holds great significance in Native American culture as a symbol of good luck and good things to come. Encouraging you to break free from the mundane and do things that set your soul on fire. That’s my plan for 2024.

30” x 34” — Oil $3,500

Donkeys have a different charisma from draft horses, the challenge is to capture the attitude, I am also always fascinated with light and reflected light in the shadows, the textures here added an interesting element. I encourage the viewer to look for the notes of pure pigment which are not as evident from a distance, but always a joy to create.

MARLA EPSTEIN • WAOW Associate • CA • www.marlaepsteinart.com Marla is an award winning artist who has exhibited in museums and galleries across the country and is collected both nationally and internationally. She studied Art at SUNY Oswego and the Copenhagen University in Denmark. Attended workshops with acclaimed artists Greg Beecham, Julie T. Chapman and Johanne Mangi. Living within walking distance to the Pacific ocean and driving distance to the desert and mountains enables Marla to experience, photograph and paint what she enjoys most...wildlife.

KATHY ELLEM • WAOW Associate • AUS • www.kathyellem.com I grew up on my family’s apple orchard in Beechworth, NE Victoria, Australia. I spent many years pursuing a variety of career paths including high school teaching and financial planning but it wasn’t until I picked up a paint brush that I finally found what I was put here to do. Painting didn’t come naturally. I enjoy the challenge of creating an image that looks realistic but when the viewer gets closer they see a plethora of colors and textures that are created when mixed on the canvas rather than the palette.

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