tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71274592105442585042024-03-12T23:49:47.971-07:00Marla Thirsk ArtPlease contact me for information on any of the works here. artist@island.netMARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-38552153075335446902013-04-28T11:22:00.004-07:002013-04-28T11:22:45.301-07:00WORK 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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MARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-1706191535107983822012-02-27T12:11:00.001-08:002013-10-22T21:00:01.884-07:00THE ICE CREAM LADIESI created this series because every painting I saw was of a young beautiful woman,<em> especially </em>if she was in a bathing suit. Just because we grow old doesn't mean we aren't beautiful anymore. <br />
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EAT, LOVE, PLAY.......Original Acrylic 24 X 26</div>
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ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL...............Original Acrylic 24 X 26</div>
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THREE'S COMPANY.............Original Acrylic 24 X 26</div>
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GLEE CLUB............Original Acrylic 24 X 26</div>
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CHORUS LINE (2) ................Original Acrylic 24 X 24<br />
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MARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-81001932156126506212012-02-27T09:29:00.000-08:002012-02-27T09:29:57.689-08:00THE BATHING BEAUTIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZB3bBkmsz2qFATsdX31wfDDALdts-SDaUAt2ug55Wf0Gi4_gyED7CVoypeqOb1l9U5DYM1mDr6NLbu74p-GLDip40Cv23ad_AYKn2EyINueGD28sFG2KcKraxjcBQT0tcz_yZqV8WroF1/s1600/Wave+Baby-Bathing+Beauty+Series+%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325px" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZB3bBkmsz2qFATsdX31wfDDALdts-SDaUAt2ug55Wf0Gi4_gyED7CVoypeqOb1l9U5DYM1mDr6NLbu74p-GLDip40Cv23ad_AYKn2EyINueGD28sFG2KcKraxjcBQT0tcz_yZqV8WroF1/s400/Wave+Baby-Bathing+Beauty+Series+%231.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">WAVE BABY..............Original Acrylic 32 X 36 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>from a collection of old french postcards</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">YELLOW BIRD..........Original Acrylic 32 X 36</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>from my collection of old French postcards</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>MARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-67396554718465100992012-02-27T08:30:00.000-08:002013-10-22T20:55:15.255-07:00THE FLOWER SERIES<span id="goog_22534094"></span><br />
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BEGINNINGS...........Original Acrylic 36 X 38</div>
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MANIFEST..........Original Acrylic 36 X 38</div>
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MARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-53145371123968735022012-02-26T22:36:00.001-08:002012-02-26T23:01:15.957-08:00BLACK AND WHITE SERIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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Winner Diane Farris Jurors Award 2010 Sooke Fine Arts Show <br />
Finalist Artists Magazine Portraiture/Figure Category 2010<br />
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</div>MARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-19349548048637680932012-02-24T19:49:00.004-08:002012-02-27T22:58:33.708-08:00RITA SERIES ...... where it all began<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2KPvCW-4aXb_RQUMMfTRGhvuT9qT0KjZ4MrtU1bMjWMVX5wJXlowpjah2CO7a6PvwXGpKlRcJPNMzXIRGYJZWn0rMHn5w4J54-y11cAzBTZ5kDGpAzjlJVUIuKblGU7yS3alXW5YS4S8/s1600/Thursday's+Child-Rita+Series+%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2KPvCW-4aXb_RQUMMfTRGhvuT9qT0KjZ4MrtU1bMjWMVX5wJXlowpjah2CO7a6PvwXGpKlRcJPNMzXIRGYJZWn0rMHn5w4J54-y11cAzBTZ5kDGpAzjlJVUIuKblGU7yS3alXW5YS4S8/s400/Thursday's+Child-Rita+Series+%231.jpg" width="300px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">THURSDAY'S CHILD ........Original Acrylic 32 X 36 </div>This was the first in my new style and theme based on a collection of old photos of my mother from the late 40s to early 60s. She died when I was in my early 30s and we had a troubled relationship. I hadn't looked at the photos for over 20 years when I pulled out one that inspired me to paint. It opened a floodgate for me of memories I had buried along with her.. <br />
Thursday's Child is from the old nursery rhyme and refers to the long way she travelled to come to Canada from the Netherlands as a War Bride after meeting my father, who was part of the Liberation forces WW II. "<em>Thursday's child has far to go."</em><br />
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</div>MARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-56672075688038300442012-02-02T11:27:00.000-08:002012-11-01T16:35:24.809-07:00ART DOLLS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ART DOLLS. I make these like the Robot Sculptures, as a break from painting and they too have become popular. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All faces are either needle sculpted or made from Paperclay and hand painted. The clothing is my own design from designer fabric swatch books or in the case of the 'Rabbits' are hand stitched fibers and pieces on felt. 'Accoutrements' from my extensive ephemera collection. I've made quite a few in each type displayed here but am not picturing all - there's quite a few! - these are my own favourites.</span></div>
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<br />MARLA THIRSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315011974765743890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127459210544258504.post-85399141578585958372012-02-01T19:59:00.000-08:002012-11-01T16:35:04.234-07:00'SPARE PARTS' SCULPTURES (Robots etc.)<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
These sculptures started as a way to 'recharge' my batteries before a new bout of painting - what I really am known for - but have grown to have their own audience of admirers. They are all made from 'found objects' that I scrounge 2nd hand stores for and a lot of my friends junk piles in their basements and garages. </div>
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I'm still creating them!</div>
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TIN LIZZIE......old light fixture, tea caddy, sproingy-mixy thing, old sewing machine feet, jack, bike parts, xmas do-dads, screws and bolts.<br />
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FETCHING.........old fan attachment, cat food tin, candy tin, electronic cables, bike parts, metal beads, meccanno set wrench, lids, nuts and bolts <br />
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THE TIN MAN GETS A HEART.........old cash register bits, bike parts tin can, serving clasps, shower faucet, incense burner, heart pendant, xmas do-dad, screws, nuts and bolts<br />
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ZIP-E SPACE EXPLORER.....old icing tube, hand made from sculpy figure in hand made clothing, bike parts, ear bud, meccanno bits, nuts and bolts <br />
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MOTORCYCLE MAN...........metal candle holder, plumbing bits, old kid's scooter parts, bike parts, computer mouse, faucet head, old sewing machine feet, nuts and bolts. Spray painted.<br />
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GALA TROPHIES...........old canisters, tea pots, candlesticks, picture frame, tea caddy, salad tongs, glasses, forks, metal salt and pepper tops, twisted wire, bike parts, nuts and bolts <br />
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SURFER, DUDE...........old glasses case, charger cords, forks, dial element from old radio wave tuner, old fishing lures, strange ephemera, wires, bolts and nuts, cut aluminum with insulation foam waves.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hand painted, hand sewn clothing from recycled fabrics, twigs, moss, spruce cones, beads, glass ball, added ephemera</span></div>
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