Welcome

Sydney based artist, Marion Langford specialises in oil paintings mostly of Australian landscapes, in both traditional and contemporary styles.

However, as an artist she continues to challenge herself and so also paints other subjects including portraits, figures and floral works.

Announcement:

I have just received confirmation that my piece “Emerging” has been selected to be hung as part of the 2010 Warringah Art Exhibition.  The exhibition runs from 15th – 25th July, 10 am – 4 pm at Artfocus Gallery and Studio, 1 Powells Road, Brookvale.

 Artist Statement:

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”

Henry Ward Beecher

“Not only is my soul painted into my paintings but each painting tells a story. It may be a story of where I have been, where I long to go or a story of my journey along the way. Captured in each canvas is my story as an artist, as I grow and develop, in my choice of subject, my style, my approach and my feelings as each painting emerges.

As an artist, not only am I seeking to share my paintings with others but also the story behind them. It is in the sharing that universal themes are touched on and provide even greater connection.

While I have lived on the northern beaches of Sydney for nearly 30 years, in more recent years my yearning to return to the country and my roots has intensified. My choice of subject is often landscapes and something in the scene is drawing me, often the light, and often to a place of peace and tranquillity, a sense of being home.

More recently as I begin to paint portraits, I realise how important painting with love is. My portrait paintings are not just about a face rather I hope to capture an insight into the person: who and how they are in the world, placing them in context.

Other times my painting may be an expression of a mood I have yet to identify within and yet my soul knows and finds its way to be expressed. There is a part of me in my paintings, a quiet soul that seeks expression. And yet I can struggle with my painting and the voices within, until I finally reach that place within, that place that is reflected in my painting. Thomas Merton’s quote so aptly fits my experience of painting.”

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

Thomas Merton