Marie Steffin

Painting is like a different world to me. It connects me to all the other artists before me and to my dreams at the same time. Many artists from the impressionism inspire me but I also seek guidance from the old masters whose works I have visited in famous museums in the Netherlands and elsewhere.
I mainly work with acrylic until I find an adequate workplace for oil painting. I like to begin with sketches before I start on the canvas. The actual act of painting never fails to give me a grand sensation of fulfillment, I paint still life, landscapes or portraits.
My goal is to spark fascination and appreciation in the beholder.

I graduated from Riverside Community College in Moreno Valley, California and Cal State San Bernardino, California with a Bachelors in Art, currently working on another associate degree in studio art.

Tiny De Bruin Galleriy in Lelystad in the Netherlands
Hamburg, Harburg library in Hamburg, Germany
Dougherty Art center, Austin, TX
Five 3 Gallery, Laguna beach California
Austin studio tour
Austin community college gallery
Featured in the Manor journal Newspaper in Austin, TX