For as long as she can remember, Marilyn Robertson has been creating art. As a child, she recalls that dolls and toys were much less important to her than paints, crayons, scissors and glue. As an adult, Robertson's passion for creativity first led her to become an art teacher. After the birth of her daughter, she left her profession to focus her varied talents and interests toward designing
...see more »and publishing greeting cards, graphics and textiles. Robertson's artistic influences are as varied as her abilities. She names the rich colors and dream-like qualities of Pre-Raphaelite painters such as Rossetti and Burne-Jones as being important to her work. Other influences include the nature inspired works of the Art Nouveau period, the Impressionists and the free-flowing graphic style of Aubrey Beardsley. Today, in her studio in Nottingham, England, she loves to paint the fabulous vibrant shapes and endless rich colors of flowers and fruit that are a source of constant delight and inspiration. She thanks her daughter for a gift of dry pastels that widened her world of artistic media. Having painted primarily with watercolors and acrylics, Robertson believed pastels to be muted and pale, and frankly, a bit insipid. Surprisingly, the artist discovered a strong affinity for her adult crayons. Robertson's original works are exhibited and sold in galleries throughout the United Kingdom and her greeting cards are published worldwide.« see less
