Martha Iler is primarily a self-taught realist painter who enjoys doing portraiture, figurative work and still life. She lives in rural Illinois near St. Louis and is involved in exposing her community to art through the local artist guild, as well as participating in shows in St. Louis and Springfield, IL. While living in Virginia, she worked as a graphic designer for PBS. She has won several awards of excellence, and a juror's choice award.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Pencil Portrait
"October Corn"
This is a small 9" x 12" palette painting. It is a scene from rural Illinois where I live and in the summer I ride my bike out into the surrounding farmland, generally 10-20 miles a day. The beauty of the midwestern landscape is something that is often overlooked, but it is the landscape that I love.
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Coneflower Palette Knife Painting
This is a coneflower from my garden. I have just started painting with a palette knife and it is quite a change from the serious type of oil painting that I usually do. My garden is a joy in the summer and I have a come to love the Coneflowers when they bloom.
$120.00
Pencil Portrait
This is an 8" x 10" Pencil portrait of my grandson. I started my art journey doing pencil portraits, so I do enjoy going back and ...
-
I was commissioned to paint this portrait by Greenville University . Ivan Filby, PhD in Management from Aston University, 12th President ...
-
I call this painting "Unbreakable" because it is a portrait of a friend, who despite all of the chaos in her life, she doesn'...
-
This is Robert E. Smith,MA-SIU-C and PhD from Florida State. He was President of Greenville University from 1993 -1998.