Marjorie Foster, an oil painter, is pursuing a painting career with her interest in a colorful palette. Initially interested in still life painting in a scenic setting, she is now expanding her outlook to paint landscapes ranging in subject matter from trips to Europe as source material to more familiar venues in the states, implementing a “sgraffito” painterly style.
Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Marjorie studied Textile Design at the Cleveland Institute of Art, she then moved to Atlanta with her husband and started a family. Retuning to work in Graphic Arts, she eventually moved into Textile Design. Along the way she attended Georgia State University to earn her B.F.A. in Textile Design. She has studied portrait and figure painting with Roman and Constantine Chatov. Today she devotes her talents to painting exclusively in oils.
Marjorie is interested in finding a subject to paint that will permit experimentation and an exaggeration of color. She is interested in achieving an end result that will be an inspirational experience for the viewer with a pleasant and reflective result. She is incorporating the quote: “The power of the suggestive is much greater than the statement of reality” as her theme in painting.
Marjorie is a member of Art Station in Stone Mountain and Atlanta Artists Center. The Atlanta Artists Center, the largest fine art organization in the Southeastern USA, awarded Marjorie their highest credential, “Member of Excellence”.
Her collectors are from many cities in Georgia, Irving, Tx., West Orange, N.J., Greer, S.C., Baton Rouge, La. and Key Largo, Fla.
Corporate representation:
A Corporate Collection at Marietta Country Club, Marietta, Ga.
Carrollton, Georgia, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Dept. permanent collection.
Pioneer fibers, Inc. Moore, S.C. Founder portrait.
City of Lilburn, Ga. Permanent Collection
Represented at:
Panoply, Newnan, Georgia
Frameworks Gallery, Marietta, Ga.
Contact Information:
Phone: 770.938.1158
Email: jandmhfoster@bellsouth.net
Bio and Artist Statement
