#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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Loved her free use of the paint stroke and the inclusion of the human element
Fantastic conversation! I live for these interviews.
What a wonderful interview. I am staggered that galleries have that attitude.. can they not SEE? I stupidly thought they did… that was very illuminating and her advice so good to hear. I absolutely love her work, totally inspiring.. the colours especially her Moroccan Series .. beautiful, I also really resonate with the thumbnails of all the students, so free. Something I am aspiring to become more so. Thanks Nick very much for introducing me to her work – what a lovely woman too.. so calm and warm.
I few great takeaways:
-“Abstraction through movement”
-“Should be a painting first or at least 50/50 with the subject”
-“I can see where I’m tight”
Totally relatable!
Love it. Paint on everyone!
Thank you Nick for a great interview. Thank you Marshall for sharing in a real and deep way. The honesty really touched me. Love the paintings!
Thank you for this interview. It was wonderful to see Marshall’s incredible work and to hear about her vulnerability creating the Morocco series. And I loved seeing her studio!
Thoroughly enjoyed Nick’s interview with Marshall Crossman.
THRILLED TO BE BACK
SUSAN WEINSTEIN
I meant “expectation to sell
I loved that she said “just paint without the paint operation to see the work.” Her use of colors and figure in water are inspiring.