#103 MARSHALL CROSSMAN
Imagine working on a series for years! Imagine how much you’d learn about your subject and yourself. This process has stuck with Bay Area painter Marshall Crossman. Her series isn’t just five or ten paintings, but rather 250, in the case of her yearbook series. She continually grows through making multiples. As she becomes more familiar with her subject, it becomes fertile ground for experimentation. Marshall expresses her subjects honestly with every scrape and brushstroke, whether a building, a beachcomber, or a portrait. The emotion is palpable. In conversation with Nicholas, Marshall openly shares her life as an artist and wisdom for those just starting. It’s been a long, focused journey.
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- Artistic Beginnings: 00:00
- Artistic Development: 02:49
- Creative Techniques: 07:17
- Moroccan Inspiration: 28:11
- Artistic Freedom: 40:59
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Thanks Nic! Thanks Marshall! So very inspiring! Especially the thought of not having to come up with new subjects alllll the time and it being ok to focus in on one thing and get to know it well!
I also just came home from 4 and a half months in Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka which culminated in a residency in the jungles of Sri Lanka for the final month! Travel and paint! Im absolutely sold! I know that if id come home to my little studio after our travels I would have created work, but certainly not the body of work that came out of me at the residency! What an incredible experience! I defiantly have Art2Life to thank for this experience, as it has given me the confidence in myself to get out and explore all that ‘art life’ has to offer!
Much gratitude!!!! Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. xx
Wonderful Interview Thank You
Thoroughly enjoyed Nic’s conversation with Marshall. Thank you so much Marshall for sharing your process. I love the energy you create.
Wish Nick had asked how does Marshall keep the long series work fresh – how does she keep her problem solving approach, fresh. Thoughhts?
This was an interesting and encouraging interview. I am encouraged to follow my own flow and loved hearing not to push for studio. It normalised my pace. Thank you both for sharing. I really appreciate it:)
So interesting! Love the Morocco especially!
Loved this interview so much! It was wonderful to see Marshall’s studio and hear about her painting practice and how she has sustained it over so many years. Great questions by Nick too. Loved her luscious oil paintings too.