Double cli A R T W O R K B Y M A R L A M E R A N T E
oil on canvas "alpha" "24" x "96"
Marla Merante, a graduate of Oberlin College and native of Connecticut, has been living in the Adirondack Mountains for nearly 20 years. This is where she settled, and eventually met her husband Alan Benway, after working in Danbury, CT as a sculptor for Medallic Art Company. Her interests in geology, and her love of the land brought her to the Adirondacks, and to her earlier studies abroad in both Costa Rica and Iceland. It is this love for the land and the animals that travel it that inspire her creations in a variety of mediums. We are currently archiving her artwork exclusively for this website............ enjoy the experience.
Marla's shadowy blue series of paintings conjure visions of the mystery of animals' nocturnal lives. "While horses sleep on the average of not much more than four hours a day, I often wonder what they are doing in our darkest hours of sleep. As we start each day with our "morning chores" on the farm, my mind wanders, dreaming of what came to pass the night before..... My canvasses and paintings on wood in blue, are imagined glimpses into the secrets hidden to all but the animals under the dark veil of night.
* "Alpha" is available for sale for $6,000
* "Sonhadoro" is available for sale for $5,000
* "Brahman" is available for sale for $6,000
* "Summer Border Play" SOLD
We are in the process of documenting Marla's artwork for the construction of this page. In addition to her work, we are constructing a page for equine artists close to Marla's heart, who share her passions and philosophies for the land and the animals that travel it's vast and often magical scapes...... Visit the next page and enjoy their shared visions.
Marla's shadowy blue series of paintings conjure visions of the mystery of animals' nocturnal lives. "While horses sleep on the average of not much more than four hours a day, I often wonder what they are doing in our darkest hours of sleep. As we start each day with our "morning chores" on the farm, my mind wanders, dreaming of what came to pass the night before..... My canvasses and paintings on wood in blue, are imagined glimpses into the secrets hidden to all but the animals under the dark veil of night.
* "Alpha" is available for sale for $6,000
* "Sonhadoro" is available for sale for $5,000
* "Brahman" is available for sale for $6,000
* "Summer Border Play" SOLD
We are in the process of documenting Marla's artwork for the construction of this page. In addition to her work, we are constructing a page for equine artists close to Marla's heart, who share her passions and philosophies for the land and the animals that travel it's vast and often magical scapes...... Visit the next page and enjoy their shared visions.
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Limited Edition Series by Marla, "Baby Photos" available for the holidays:
We are offering matted, signed, limited edition prints from our "baby photo series" for the holidays.
Each photographic print is a limited edition of 150.
Each photographic print is a limited edition of 150.
518 637 - 5246
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acrylic on canvass "Brahman" 24" x 60"
ink on paper "Summer Border Play"
oil and pastel on canvas "Sonadoro" 24" x 48"
SKETCHES ON PAPER:
We are in the process of adding Marla's "sketches on paper" to the site. "My drawings of horses, farm animals, and Adirondack mammals are often whimsical - the process of playing with pen and ink on paper is a brief break from some of the hardships that come with a farm... or a way to forget about the long winters here in the north country. The animals' gestures take you into a world where the animals are telling the story; I like that world."
We are in the process of adding Marla's "sketches on paper" to the site. "My drawings of horses, farm animals, and Adirondack mammals are often whimsical - the process of playing with pen and ink on paper is a brief break from some of the hardships that come with a farm... or a way to forget about the long winters here in the north country. The animals' gestures take you into a world where the animals are telling the story; I like that world."