About My Work

I make paintings inspired by the landscape and how we move through it. By documenting these personal and universal experiences I am able to keep, explore and mull over an emotion, a bit of light or an event. I paint to remember, process and memorialize, to keep a visual diary.

​About My PROCESS

I have always been focused on the experience of painting, the ritual the action of it. This focus drives most of my decisions as I add and subtract color, shape and pattern allowing the experience of painting to tell the story. I am a relentless and curious explorer. I give myself space to experiment, and permission to play. I let the painting lead, I go down rabbit holes and off on tangents. I approach my art  practice from the perspective of creative archaeologist meets forensic scientist meets dreamer.

​About My Materials

​I make my paintings primarily in oil applied over an acrylic underpainting on canvas or paper. I may add charcoal and soft pastel as I go. I also work in watercolor, make drawings, use colored pencils and crayons. I cut things up to make new things. Some of the materials I use: Williamsburg, Old Holland, Williamsburg Oil Paints R&F Paint Sticks. Lukas Acrylic Paints. Princeton Series 6300 brushes. Diane Townsend Pastels.

​Biography

​​Maryann Didriksen is a contemporary painter. Her work is inspired by nature and how we move through it. Her paintings explores the daily swirl of emotions and environmental pressures  documenting these personal and universal experiences. Before returning to painting full-time, Maryann worked as an Art Director and graphic designer. She holds a BFA from Alfred University and is a signature member of the Pastel Society of New Jersey.  She lives and works in Morris County, New Jersey.

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​Curriculum Vitae 

State of the Art Studio Montclair 2020
Inspired by Quilts, Studio Montclair 2019
Affair the Art, Studio Montclair 2019
PSNJ Fall Show 2019
3 Artists, The Artist Framer 2019
A Slice of Life, The Artist Framer 2019
Group Holiday Exhibit – Small Works at Short Stories 2019
Paint the Town Yellow for Optimism Short Stories 2017
A Slice of Life, The Artist Framer 2018
Paint the Town Yellow for Optimism Short Stories 2017
A Slice of Life, The Artist Framer 2017
Island Artists 2016
The Hyatt Morristown, Absolution Solo 2016
Summit Medical Group 2015
Solo Show, The Mount Kemble Gallery 2014
The Peck School Solo Show 2012
​The Artist Framer Solo Show 2011
Viewpoints, The George Segal Gallery, Studio Montclair 2010
Landscapes at ZEBU 2009
ArtSpace at the Atrium 2007
The Roxbury Library Solo Show 2007
The Mendham Township Library Solo Show 2007
Island Artists 2007
The Pastel Society of New Jersey Member Show 2007
Studio Montclair Members Show “What’s Happening”
MSHAC Juried Show “Romance Romance” 2007
The Somerset Art Association Juried Show 2007
The Pastel Society of New Jersey Juried Show 2006
Island Artists 2006
The Somerset Art Association Member Show 2006
Holiday Show at the Art Studio 2005

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