Late Summer IV Painting

Marina Veen, a Ukrainian-American abstract artist, masterfully blends the rich tapestry of her cultural heritage into a vibrant expression of contemporary art. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, she combines the vibrant energy of New York, the artistic spirit of California's Bay Area and the vivid yet rugged Pacific Northwest nature of Seattle. The realization came during pandemic - she needed to make a shift from a two-decade career in enterprise technology towards her true calling, creative practice and art making. Marina credits her creative practice for nurturing her through pandemic and beyond. Whether in her art studio or volunteering her time and art instructions with local public schools and libraries, she is on the mission to share the joy of creation and art making with her community. Deeply interested in Art History, her artistic expression spans various mediums, including drawing, painting, printmaking, and collage. Her work explores unique trajectories that each individual carves through existence, the fascinating interplay of life's synchronicities, and the cumulative impact of choices made or paths left unexplored. These intricacies and the inevitability of the present moment are the core of her inspiration. To Marina, the canvas is a poignant metaphor for life itself. In her process she employs layers, mark-making, addition and reduction techniques and the materiality of medium to create richness and history on the canvas.