Based in Mankato, Minnesota, Marti White is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning, self-taught mixed media artist. Her work encompasses both abstract and representational styles.
Her art is eclectic, encompassing many different media and subject matters. She is a versatile artist working in watercolors, acrylics, mixed media, and collage.
She won Best in Show/Overall Top Winner in Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery’s 16th Annual Abstracts Online Art Exhibition in April 2025.
Marti White is a self-taught artist with the help of many artist mentors and workshops. She begins by choosing colors and materials, then allows her tools to lead the way. She's fascinated by "what ifs," consistently pushing the boundaries of her imagination with a multitude of potential outcomes.
Marti is a Saguaro Fellow of the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, a Silver Signature Member and Agave Member of the Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona, a Signature Member of Acrylic Painters USA, and a Signature Member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters.
She is an exhibiting member of Circle Arts Foundation. Her work is shown locally, nationally and internationally.
My work is primarily mixed media. I enjoy working with new tools and mediums and seeing what will happen. I often ask myself “what if I did this or that.” Fun things can result. When planning the two Blocchi paintings, I used a basic block pattern. The substrate that I used is a square cradled panel. I laid down the top color bar and the bottom basic color with additional colors to create two bottom areas. I used acrylic paints to begin the process. Texture was created using paper towels that had raised shapes blotting on the wet paint. As the paint dries, washes are used to bring out the texture and lots of rubbing away and adding more deepens the surface.
To pull it all together I used some subtle lines and shading. A final coating of varnish gives the work a rugged surface. The cradle panels are painted in a complementary color. The square space lends itself very well to my work. I find that I use it almost exclusively on paper and canvas as well as panel.
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