MARIE BAIRD
Contemporary artist painting in oils and mixed media
Contemporary artist painting in oils and mixed media
ABOUT MARIE
“I am a contemporary Scottish artist originally from Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Having lived and worked in the Far East and Europe, I now live with my lovely husband (and Technical Assistant) John, in the heart of Norfolk, our adopted second home. In 2018, I graduated from the Norfolk Painting School Diploma Course, under the tutorage of Martin Kinnear.
So, welcome to my website! I’d love to share my joy of painting with you.”
Marie X
“art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”
Pablo Picasso
“art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
Thomas Merton
ABOUT MARIE
“I am a contemporary Scottish artist originally from Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Having lived and worked in the Far East and Europe, I now live with my lovely husband (and Technical Assistant) John, in the heart of Norfolk, our adopted second home. In 2018, I graduated from the Norfolk Painting School Diploma Course under the tutorage of Martin Kinnear.
So, welcome to my website! I’d love to share my joy of painting with you.”
Marie X
“art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
Thomas Merton
GALLERY OF WORK
“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart”
Vincent Van Gough
EXHIBITIONS
2020 – As a result of the current Coronavirus Pandemic all exhibitions are either cancelled or postponed until further notice. Please check back occasionally for further updates. Please Keep Well!!
Previous Exhibitions
Colkirk Arts Festival – May 2019
Norfolk Painting School Studios – June 2019
IEA – Institute of East Anglian Artists
2019 Annual Open Exhibition, 1 – 12 November 2019
The Gallery, 23 Lees Yard, Holt, Norfolk NR25 6HS
The Institute of East Anglian Artists (IEA) aims to represent the finest established artists and emerging artists in the region. IEA is organised around the Annual Open Exhibition, which is growing in reputation for its high standard of artworks.
“art is never finished, only abandoned.”
Leonardo Da Vinci
“art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
Thomas Merton
“every child is an artist. the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
Pablo Picasso
“painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do”
Edgar Degas
“art is too important not to share”
Romero Britto
“a picture is a poem without words”
Horace
CONTACT ME
“the principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke”
Jerzy Kosinski