Marliese Scheller

Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada

Being asked what my art represents, why I paint a certain subject, or draw a certain way are questions to which I don’t have a readily made answer. Inspiration is something that arises from within. It not only touches the inner soul but evolves with time, a type of ‘work in progress’ that is influenced by the seasons, travel, and literature. At the start of my career, I was fortunate to have met Henri H. Gowa, a pigment specialist, and Frans Masereel, one of the greatest woodcut artists of the twentieth century. Gowa taught me the technique of colors, the hues and the combinations as they were used by the painters of the Middle Ages. In my oil paintings I have followed his teaching. The resulting luminosity stems from the choice of colors applied with a palette knife on a traditionally prepared support (gesso on Masonite). Graphic art is also present in my work. In my black and white period, I experimented and adapted the techniques of woodcutting to ink drawing, which allows me to use larger surfaces, render space and volume through crisp lines and bold areas of inked or bare paper. Each medium is a vehicle through which I express a spontaneity that combines traditionalism and realism. Independent of the subject matter or medium, the mastering of a technique is at the heart of my work.

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Danse Matinale, 1996

Oil on masonite

30" x 45"

$13000

Sérénité, 1997

Oil on masonite

48" x 28"

$13500

Porteur de Lumiere, 2014

Oil on masonite

28" x 35.5"

$13000

Le Silence, 1988

Ink on paper

37.5" x 23.5"

$12000

L’aurore, 2010

Oil on masonite

31.5" x 23.5"

$15000

Thibetain, 1995

Oil on masonite

36.5" x 29"

$16000

Coucher de Soleil, 1988

Ink on paper

27.5" x 20"

$9000

Moisson

Ink on paper

30" x 29"

$13000

Face au Soleil, 1988

Ink on paper

30.5" x 22"

$8500

Le Baigneur, 1988

Ink on paper

23.5" x 17"

$6200

Les Trois Grâces, 1993

Oil on masonite

43.5" x 31.5"

$12700

L’eveil, 1990

Oil on masonite

41" x 25.5"

$9800

Pommier en Fleurs, 1993

Oil on masonite

43.5" x 31.5"

$13000

Philosophe, 1994

Oil on masonite

31.5" x 25.5"

$9000

Village Kogi, 1994

Oil on masonite

43.5" x 31.5"

$13000

Meditation, 1992

Ink on paper

35" x 23"

$9500