MARTHA NIXON "ABSTRACT COMPOSITION"

MIXED MEDIA ON BIRCH PANEL, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT.DATED MARCH 2010 ON REVERSE AN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST WORK FEATURING AN INTENSE, TEXTURED PALETTE OF CRIMSON, MAGENTA, AND DEEP BLACK BLOCK FORMATIONS. 24 X 24 IN UNFRAMED MARTHA NIXON IS A CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN MIXED MEDIA ARTIST AND PRINTMAKER BASED IN OTTAWA WHO TRANSTIONED TO A FULL-TIME ART PRACTICE IN 2003 FOLLOWING A CAREER IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE. HER SPONTANEOUS, ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONS ARE HEAVILY INSPIRED BY NATURAL PATTERNS AND GARDENS, SEEKING TO EXPLORE RECURRING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEXTURE, COLOUR, AND GEOMETRIC FORMS. SHE HAS EXHIBITED WIDELY ACROSS REGIONAL PLATFORMS, SPENDING TEN YEARS AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF GALERIE OLD CHELSEA AND REGULARLY PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW EDINBURGH STUDIO TOUR SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016.