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View of a Bridge  40 by 30 inches, 2005 mixed media on canvas

Woman in a Hotel Garden  22 by 38 inches, 2006 mixed media on canvas

Woman in a Garden  40 by 30 inches, 2005 mixed media on canvas

Artist Statement
“I do not try to be profound. My only concern is to make pictures that work - I can’t worry about critical relevance, or what a viewer might read into a piece. Such are not for me to know. I establish a dialog with each canvas, and let it develop on its own terms - so my pictures are very simple and direct.

I am a figurative painter who is, nevertheless, more focused on formal issues than narratives. Textures, color, and line are narratives enough. The anatomy of the picture is always more important than the anatomy of the subject.” 
                                                                
Marc Awodey received his MFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1984. Hundreds of his works are in private collections around the USA. Awodey lives in Burlington, Vermont- one of the most active arts enclaves in in North America. He teaches fine arts at Burlington College and The Community College of Vermont, is an award winning art critic, and has published 3 books of poetry.

website: www.marcawodey.com
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