A little about Marie Jonsson-Harrison
Born in Sweden, Marie immigrated to Australia with her family in 1972, and embarked on a highly successful career ‘diversion’ as an international model. However her rich artistic heritage soon exerted its primacy and she began painting while pregnant with her son.
Bringing immediate zest and life to the genre of Naïve or Naïf Art (sometimes also referred to as outsiders art, innocent art) she developed a unique painting approach wherein figures and objects are rendered in relief, giving the works a wonderful human and tactile quality. Marie’s art can best be described as Contemporary Naive Art.
Marie brings to her work a great sense of humor and keen observation of life, always presenting a positive and joyful experience often with a social comment about the human condition. Her paintings, prints and sculptures are for sale and are collected widely throughout Australia and internationally. Japan and USA has proved to be particularly appreciative and supportive markets for Marie and recently she has been making inroads into the European market. Her artworks are also featured in corporate collections, private collections and several art books worldwide.
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I think this sketch is an awesome one and having the option of just doing one side, there is no reason not to give it a go.
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