Ok, finally got the interview with Marsha Wooley that I wanted, and it was in person at the Prince Street Gallery this afternoon - I’ll try writing it down now so I don’t forget what I want to say as I did not take notes (I focus on talking with the artist when I have an in-person interview and write up my interview from memory).

I’m going to focus on things that I learned about Marsha Wooley by talking with her - things she does not talk about or write down (too bad, they’re interesting ideas). 

 For one thing, this painting is really about studying the Geology of the West - the mountain range in the upper left is full of copper, that is why it’s greenish.  There’s a great deal of knowledge of the land that’s really part of what this painting (and the rest of her paintings in the show, are about). 

I earlier noted the connection with Corot, esp in the tree life in the lower right.  But there’s another aspect of Marsha Wooley that she does not talk about - her love for this land and how it’s being destroyed by the Oil Cartel that’s oil drilling, led by Dick Chaney, it’s destroying wildlife and wilderness areas around Denver and throughout the West in it’s relentless search for more energy - even as it destroys the earth.

While Marsha’s paintings are not political - the feeling behind many of her works is - stop the destruction and paint the tranquility of the land as a way to preserve it.

This is one of the paintings that sold in the Gallery show that just closed today - I think the show was as success and one of the main reasons Marsha Wooley had the show is to see all of her work together on one wall.

In my next post I’ll cover some aspects of Marsha Wooley that she hardly ever talks about - but should.