Marshall Noice

Here’s a recently completed quartet of paintings that are unified both in composition and color theory. The repeating vertical elements create strong unity from a design standpoint. And the common theme of cool colors over warm colors tie the four paintings together from a color standpoint. Even with those similarities the four paintings make a highly tensional visual statement thanks to the variety of warm colors in the background. Red, orange, yellow, magenta and pink.

Take a look at my Instagram page to see the progression of this piece from start to finish.
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Marshall

November 10, 2023

It seems like we were just sailing a minute ago, and here I am raking leaves and checking the ski wax supply! Believe it or not, it’s time for the Annual Holiday Show at M.A. Doran Gallery in Tulsa. Always loads of fun and the gallery will be bursting at the seams with great art!

Thursday, November 16th, 5-8 pm. Join the party. If I were there, I’d love to see you there, if you were there!

Have a look at one of my paintings from the show, October Flurries.

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Marshall

October 9, 2023

Looking out my studio window I see a leafless arctic willow behind branches of aspen. The trees are rapidly changing color here in Northwest Montana.

This painting’s still in process. We’ll see if it changes.

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Marshall

September 27, 2023

I hope you can stop in at Slate Gray Gallery in Telluride, Colorado to see my exhibition “Curious by Nature” on display through October 2nd. This is the first body of work I’ve done in my new, natural light filled studio and I must say my palette has changed, not dramatically, but changed nonetheless. The colors seem to me to be more luminous, translucent and vibrant.

I did not anticipate the change but I love the new paintings. Here’s a look at one of my favorites from the show. Let me know what you think!

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Marshall

July 13, 2023

Here’s a sketch I made just outside Santa Fe a short while back. Many of my oil paintings begin as pastel sketches.

I feel this composition is screaming for more size! What do you think?

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Marshall

July 6, 2023

Tomorrow night Friday, July 7th my exhibition “Sylvan Splendor” opens at Ventana Fine Art, 400 Canyon Road, Santa Fe.

Here’s a look at one of my favorite paintings from the show.

Hope to see you there!

Marshall

June 22, 2023

The opening of my annual show in Santa Fe is fast approaching. Here’s a look at one of my favorites. The Stillwater River runs through the east side of my hometown, Kalispell, Montana. This riparian zone provides me with seemingly endless inspiration. Especially in the fall.

Join us for the exhibition at Ventana Fine Art. I’ll be there for the reception on July 7th. I’d be happy to see you!

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Marshall

June 7, 2023

I try to make every painting interesting to my eye at every stage of the process. Here’s an example of visualizing the negative space and filling in the areas that surround it. Simple but effective.

And I will admit that it’s ALWAYS about making the painting interesting to my eye.

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Marshall

May 26, 2023

Here’s something I’ve learned from my art making practice. Have faith in your process. From my perspective, a paintings’ most important value is not the finished painting itself, but the ideas that work generates. When everything falls into place perfectly, one painting leads to the next painting.

Here’s an example of one painting that led me to not one, but three more paintings!

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Marshall

April 27, 2023

I’ve long adhered to the belief that warm colors adjacent to cool colors make for a dynamic, expressive color composition. And, I won’t deny that the tension created by warm – cool contrast is something I appreciate in a painting. Something essential even.

Having said that, here’s an example of a painting in almost exclusively cool colors that I find pretty close to perfect! No red, orange or yellow required.

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Marshall