“The images in my work somehow escape me in the sense that they arise from an unconscious collaboration between the dark and quiet of night, the array of colors on my table, and brush in my hand. I am always intrigued when I view my painting the morning after working late into the night.”

Referred to as an “alchemist of color,” Marin’s exploration of the relationship between pigments, rather than the elements of composition, initiates the creation of new work. By means of oil pastels, Marin fills the canvas with layers of multihued passage, rendering deep textures and lush backgrounds. As relationships emerge from the intertwining colors, Marin distills them into forms that whisper in and out of the background. 

Elizabeth Marin’s pieces are inspired by what she calls “the mysteries of living.” Her figurative pieces also exist as instinctual abstractions, pushing the boundaries of imagination.  Using soothing color juxtapositions, Marin’s works instill unusual images with approachable warmth.

Marin comes from a multi-disciplined background. She is self-taught as an artist and received a BA in Anthropology and Archaeology from Appalachian State University in 1987. She has traveled widely and her paintings are collected internationally in Asia and Europe. Her work is in the corporate collections of Duke University Medical Center, Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago Women’s Health Center, Harris Incorporated, and Intersouth Advisors.