Glowing grain of sand

Glowing Grain of Sand

Piece description from the artist

'Glowing Grain of Sand' is an acrylic painting on panel that can be enjoyed equally well both vertically and horizontally. It can be seen as a single tiny grain of sand on the beach, but from a monumental perspective. The fact that the sand grain reads as a figure suggests the soul of the grain of sand or the tiny place in the universe an individual occupies, but her importance in her environment nevertheless. There are many levels of interpretation to be explored. 'Glowing Grain of Sand' was selected by Juror Roxanne Sexauer, professor of art at Cal State University Long Beach, for the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art exhibition, Body and Soul.

Other works by Marlene Struss

About Marlene Struss

Santa Barbara, CA

Marlene Struss grew up in California dreaming of being an artist for as long as she can remember.  She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Santa Barbara in 1973, working with such esteemed instructors as Irma Cavat and Howard Warshaw. Over the years Struss has created bodies of work in media including printmaking, surrealistic montage, realistic pastel, painterly collage, digital paintings, and, at the present time abstract acrylic paintings on panel. Because she strives to succeed without succumbing to artistic trends and dictates, she has developed a highly individualistic style of painting that can be described as biomorphic abstract expressionism.

Struss has made steady progress in her career by exhibiting broadly throughout the United States, some foreign countries, and online and being involved in the arts community in Santa Barbara, California.

Among the awards she has received are the Individual Artist Award in Assemblage from the Arts Fund of Santa Barbara in 2004 and the Best in Show Award at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in its Tri-County Juried Exhibition in 2019.   Presently she is represented by 10 West Gallery and the Corridan Gallery and is a member of the Abstract Art Collective in Santa Barbara. She is also represented by Marina Kieser, art consultant catering to the movie and television industry, in North Hollywood. Struss's work can be seen in many television productions, including Man with a Plan, The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Lucifer, NCIS LA, By the Book, New Girl, The Better Half, Grey’s Anatomy, Ballers, and more. Her artwork has appeared in several publications, including Studio Visit, Vol. Two; National Association of Women Artists, Inc. 122nd Annual Exhibition; and Kennedy Publishing Company’s Best Of California, Vol. 1 and Best of America, Vol. 1.

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