About My Work

I make colorful abstract paintings inspired by the landscape and how I relate to it.  I document the sense of a place to process the emotions it evokes and memorialize my experience. 

​About My PROCESS

I have always focused on the ritual and action of making art, and the experience of painting drives most of my decisions as I work. Giving myself time to experiment, I add and subtract the color, line, shape, pattern, and texture to tell a story. 

​About My Materials

I work primarily in oil applied over acrylic underpainting on canvas or panel. 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 create new things. Some of the materials I use are Old Holland Oil Paint, Williamsburg Oil Paints, R&F Paint Sticks, Lukas Acrylic Paints, Princeton Series 6300 brushes, and Diane Townsend Pastels.

​Biography

Maryann Didriksen is a contemporary painter working in various media. The landscape inspires her work which explores memory and destination. 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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