CHAPTER ONE
Warming Up
Watercolor
In this intimate memoir, artist and writer Mary Marquiss tells the personal stories that inspired ten of her paintings. Created across three decades, each work is in response to both the light side of life and the serious challenges she navigated, including divorce, family suicide, a stroke and cancer. Her art and stories are interwoven. They chart the course of a woman on the road to adventure and deeper self-discovery.
Behind the Painting shines a light on the artist’s process and is a testament to the transformative power of creativity, revealing how the deepest emotions can be forged into lasting beauty.
‘Marquiss has crafted a one-of-a-kind collection that expertly captures both the light and the dark of the human experience. What an extraordinary gift for us all.’
- Cherie Kephart, award-winning author of A Few Minor Adjustments
CHAPTER NINE
Mary Magdalene. Triple cruciform
Mixed Media
CHAPTER TEN
Considering the Cosmos I
Watercolor, metallic, acrylics and collage pieces