About Marjorie Kinney
Plein Air Artist & Fine Art Oil Painter

Marjorie Kinney: Orange County Register Article

Artist Marjorie Kinney paints landscape and seascape oil paintings near Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Newport Beach, Balboa Island, Monterey, Carmel, Lake Tahoe, San Diego and throughout the Southern California, Orange County region. 

Marjorie Kinney's full palette of romantic colors speaks for the picturesque days she spends painting "en plein air," the French word for painting on location. 
 
Marjorie Kinney's paintings are often likened to Monet or other famous impressionists who also painted en plein air, however the symphony of bright colors in her painting style is derived from the way light waves cross the Mediterranean belt which extends across Southern California skies.

Marjorie Kinney exhibits at the nationally famous, juried Art A Fair Festival and The Balboa Island Art Walk of Fine Art.

This year's Art-A-Fair Festival in Laguna Beach, California will be held June 25 - August 29, 2010 at 777 Laguna Canyon Rd. in gorgeous Laguna Beach, CA. It is located just two blocks from the Main Beach and ocean and is across the street from the Festival of the Arts and adjacent to the Sawdust Festival. There are 130 top artists who exhibit at the Art A Fair Festival from all parts of the country and world. Go to its website for a discount pass.

Here are some pictures from this year's Art-A-Fair Opening Night:

 

The Balboa Island Art Walk takes place along Bay Front Ave, on Balboa Island, in Newport Beach, CA.
The Balboa Island Art Walk features Fine Art with approximately 100 artists from the local region. Great show!

Artist Statement

“Each year we artists who actively paint find ourselves seeking new subjects, new directions and new inspiration. It is what makes us grow and remain interested in our art.

For years I have sought out new ways of expressing my passion for painting out my restlessness on canvas.  This year was no different.

While I continue to find painting coastline landscapes stimulating, I have gravitated to abstract expressionism.  I enjoy working on large canvases and painting large curves, lines and squares, sometimes with a  brush, other times with my hands, fingers, rollers, or just pouring paint on the canvas. Background music plays a big part in helping me lose myself in the subject.  My IPOD shuffles 500 songs, featuring jazz, Hawaiian, Gregorian Chants, opera, classical and pop.”

Marjorie Kinney has painted in the Women’s Museum of Art and the House of the Americas in

Washington, D.C., Her artworks are used by hotels including the Ritz-Carlton, Montage Resort, Surf and Sand Hotel, Hilton, and Marriott Resorts.  Twelve images were licensed for products sold in 21 Countries by Pimpernel, UK. Many foundations exhibit her work in their collections, as well as corporations and families across the United States.

She has been taught by attending workshops by contemporary artists and painting almost daily. Since 1992 she has taught art to spouses of conference attendees during meetings at regional hotels and also leads them on Private Art Tours of Laguna Beach. 

Marjorie Kinney was formerly in corporate business for many years and served for many years on two Fortune 100 Boards of Directors. She has an MBA from Pepperdine University.

She has four grown sons and ten grandchildren, all who live in the area.

For more information call (949) 707-4750  or visit http://www.marjoriekinney.com/
margekinney@fea.net

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