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.
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.
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"Corn Perspective"
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| Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 20' x 20" $400.00 |
Because I live in Illinois, the superabundance of corn cannot be understated. One day, while looking at it from a new perspective, I realized that one should paint what one knows and so, I decided to undertake a few "Corn Perspectives" This is the smallest of 4 that I have done, and the only one left. It is a view from below, looking up into the sky.
email: ilermartha@yahoo.com
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