Marcel Schwarb

Artist Statement

As a career architect, I developed a great appreciation for the fundamentals of good drawing, design and composition. For me, painting emerged from my architectural background and is the method by which I express my observations of the natural beauty around me. I work to achieve a balance between realism and abstraction and to find a unique point of view with my subjects.

Biography

In my architectural studies, I learned about seeing, critiquing, sketching, building, designing, detailing and construction. I was a practicing architect for 32 years. I began painting with soft pastels as a natural progression from pencil sketching to painting with a stick in hand, but using bold and vivid color. Today I paint mostly in acrylics. I have studied with master artists: Liana Bennett, Richard McKinley, Mitchell Albala, Jim Lamb and Janet Hamilton. I have received many awards from a variety of juried shows.

Member

American Impressionist Society; Northwest Pastel Society (signature member); Arts Umbrella, Kenmore, WA; Skagit Artists, Mt. Vernon, WA.

Current and Past Exhibitions

Karla Matzke Gallery, Camano WA

Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes WA

Museum of NW Art, LaConner WA

Lynn Hanson Gallery, Seattle WA

Schack Art Center, Everett WA

Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds WA

Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes WA

American Art Company, Tacoma WA

Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton WA

Gallery North, Edmonds WA

Red Sky Gallery, Lake Forest Park WA