Marla Epstein • California • waow
| Oil Paintings | Wildlife | Portraits | Animals | Birds | Figurative Art | Sculpture |
"I concentrate on expressing compelling presence."
Women Artists of the West, Associate
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Marla Epstein
Marla Epstein is an oil painter and sculptor. Her art primarily features animals, both wild and domestic. Her style blends realism with expressive presence. She does not always seek to depict every detail, but strives to convey each creature’s character and vitality, rendered with strong presence and expressive technique, exploring their strength, beauty, and freedom. Her process commonly involves observing, photographing, and researching the animal subjects before creating her artworks. Many of her paintings emphasize a close, personal scale with the animals filling the canvas.
Epstein also works on a similar vein with portraiture of people. She has a knack of expressing personality and presence through her use of gesture and expression in addition to formal likeness.
Epstein has a Bachelor of Art in Fine Art from Oswego State University, Oswego, New York. She pursued additional enrichment at Copenhagen University, Denmark; Watts Atelier, Encinitas, California; and Lynn Forbes Sculpture studio, along with workshops from other master artists. Her work has been exhibited widely and acquired by important corporate and private collections.
Women Artists of the West
