Marie Kleinhans

A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE ARTIST

1. What do you do when you’re not making art? (Day job etc...).

I am a production planner in printing and manufacturing.

2. Why do you make art?

It allows me to escape. When I paint, the entire outside world disappears.

3. What inspires you?

All the amazing colors and light I see everyday in tiny flashes. A flower, a face, a sunset.

4. What/who are your influences?

Van Gogh, Monet, Klimt, Georgia O'Keeffe

5. If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would it be?

The Dalai Lama.