Marion Kahn

Marion Kahn is a Colorado oil painter best described as a contemporary colorist. Her paintings share the unceasing beauty of the world around her.

As an artist, Marion confidently captures surprising details that draw in the viewer. Her palettes can be soft or bold. She uses color to carry the message of the painting, whether expressing a quiet meditation or exuberant joy. Marion's work is found in the homes of collectors around the country.

"My desire to paint exploded in Sicily when I saw two young artists atop a scaffolding as they restored a 400-year-old fresco," says Marion. "I watched, mesmerized and full of questions."

Up to that point Marion's work combined marketing communications consulting for companies like Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Delta Air Lines. She modeled and acted in the U.S. and Paris. She also designed jewelry for custom clients.

Through these fields of interpretation, Marion was engaged in the creation of form, design and color that cause a desired response from the target audience. Painting, on the other hand, requires the artist to be true to herself without regard to the after-effect.

Good painters create a series of problems that they must solve. As Sir Winston Churchill wrote...

University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
Studied with the following renowned painters:
Photorealist painter, Robert Cottingham;
Colorist, Ken Elliott;
American Impressionists, Kim English and Barry Thomas; Abstract colorist, Casey Klahn,
Plein air painters, Jean Perry and Joan Hoffmann.

Framed Image, Denver, Colorado
Alpine Bank, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Chief Theater, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Harwigs, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Steamboat Center for the Visual Arts, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
The Art Depot, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Windfall Fine Art Gallery, Steamboat Springs, Colorado