Marty Barrick, a Florida resident for about a year, is driven to capture the vegetation, light and energy of the area. She paints in the plein air tradition where the weather, sounds, scents—even the insects or roaming farm animal—can influence the final painting. She often returns to her studio to create larger pieces inspired by the originals, especially when an animal is the focal point.
Marty studied painting at the University of Maryland and Corcoran School of Art, and has taken plein air and studio workshops throughout the mid-Atlantic area with Hai-Ou Hou, Patrick Lee, Bethanne Kinsella Cople, Hiu Lai Chong, Valerie Craig and Walt Bartman.
She was an art director and graphic designer at The Washington Post for 27 years where she created and commissioned artwork for many sections of the newspaper. Being outdoors also inspires her counted cross stitch designs; please visit Carriage House Samplings
Awards
One of five Best of Show awards, Barnstormers, Frederick Landmarks Foundation, 2021
Best Depiction of Architecture, Ellicott City 2020 Paint It!
One of five Best of Show awards, Barnstormers, Frederick Landmarks Foundation, 2017
Paint Out, Third Place, Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association, 2014
En Plein Air category, Honorable Mention, Kensington Paint the Town, 2013
Still Life category, Honorable Mention, Kensington Paint the Town, 2009
28 awards for art direction and design from Print Magazine, Society of News Design, Communication Arts, Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, Society of Publication Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1980-2012
Solo Shows
GateHouse Gallery, Mount Dora Florida, Artist of the Month, September 2022
GateHouse Gallery, Mount Dora Florida, Artist of the Month, January 2022
Brookside Gardens Visitors’ Center Atrium, Wheaton, Maryland, March 2018
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, Virginia, January 2016
Rockville, Maryland Mayor’s office, 2014
Tate Gallery, Christ Congregational Church, Silver Spring, Maryland 2014
Group Shows
Paint It! Ellicott City, Maryland, October 22-December 12, 2020
The Meeting House Gallery, Columbia, Maryland, February-April 2019