Piece description from the artist
I visited this beautiful historic colonial house a few years ago with my parents when they came to visit me from France. Now that we live in 2M different continents, we enjoy more than ever visiting touristic and historic sites in France and the US. This house was the home of General Artemas Ward, an American General in the Revolutionary War and was built by his father in 1727, which is coincidentally the year when the town of Shrewsbury was officially incorporated! It’s fascinating to think about how this house witnessed the very start of this town. I can’t help but think that even if the house went through several modifications it is an amazing witness of the early beginning of the United States. From the French medieval cathedrals to the historical colonial houses of New England they all bear the same amount of new ideas, hope, and innovation from the people who built them!
Marion Buricatu is a Franco-American artist who began oil painting when she and her family emigrated to the US in 2001. Her earlier career in France included training in Geophysics and work in the environmental management field.
In addition to studying painting from a variety of teachers, Marion earned a modern art certificate at the MOMA, became a docent at the Worcester Art Museum and now teaches at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. For more about her work, visit her website: marionsworkshop.com
Marion's art connects her two cultures, mixing her life in New England with her memories of the Loire Valley, where she is from. She create art to start conversations and discover how the USA and France are similar and different in daily life. She enjoys sharing the stories behind her art to make the experience richer.
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