Maria Hunt

I was born in Santiago Chile in 1955 and ended up studying Cartography at the University of Chile in 1973. I began my professional career as a Cartographer in Houston, TX in 1978. In 1985, my profession evolved to a more intelligent digital Cartography, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It has been with this technology where I learned computerized mapping on a large scale. I've stayed with this career path through the present day, and presently live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area
For many years, my creativity escape was to focus on the artistic part of mapping - but this was always a little too constrictive for my temperament. Now I'm transitioning to a more exciting chapter in my life where I'm pursuing a career in art and focusing mainly on large abstract paintings. This type of art is very liberating for me and feels like I'm "coming up for air" because it goes to the other end of the spectrum with its endless possibilities. It's both a wonderful and intimidating experience at the same time.



I call my art "unintentional paintings" because I always end up with complete different painting than what I started with. To me, this is the magical part of abstracts - leading you to follow the cues as the unintended for...