MARTHA NIXON "LAYERS" MONOTYPE

MONOTYPE ON PAPER, PENCIL SIGNED "MARTHA NIXON" LOWER RIGHT, TITLED LOWER CENTRE AN ABSTRACT COMPOSITION FEATURING LAYERED GEOMETRIC AND ORGANIC SHAPES IN MULTICOLORED TONES 10 X 8 IN PLATE 20 X 18 IN FRAMED 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.