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Marge Bennett

marge@margebennettart.com
www.margebennettart.com
 

P.O Box 3133
Sarasota, FL 34230
941-955-0050
 

Painting on Both Sides of the Brain

Marge says of her work, "My art reflects my life in its search for happiness in serenity and beauty. I would like to convey an idea or a point of view rather than a precise representation. At times I enjoy a bit of whimsy or simple sensual joy in nature, but always with attention to a balance of shape and color. I believe that art is a matter of the heart and the head. My heart wants color and light; my head requires balance and design." Her paintings are sometimes geometric and patterned, sometimes free flowing and diffused. Always, there is attention to design, form and color.

Her work has received frequent awards and is found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Write-ups about her painting have appeared in various publications. The review that pleased her most, and with which she still resonates, was written by Joan Altabe, Art Critic for the Sarasota Herald Tribune. Ms. Altabe concluded her highly complimentary article by saying, "That's where art comes in. It is that precise order that speaks to the sense of oneness when blissfully serene. Bennett's orchestration of order and ardor, feeling and formalism dots the "i" and crosses the "t" in the word that describes her: artist."

Marge received her initial training at the Art Institute of South Florida. Thereafter, she continued her progress by studying with some of the outstanding watercolor artists throughout the United States. She taught art classes herself for several years, but stopped teaching because she felt it was taking too much of her time away from her great love: creating new paintings,

Art is Marge's passion and her delight. Although watercolor and acrylics are her present favored media, she is never afraid to venture into new realms and is constantly seeking other means of expressing her ideas. Recently she has become fascinated by the use of a computer to create her paintings and has begun using that technological marvel as her medium when appropriate. Whatever her technique, however, her art retains her enduring love of color, design and balance.