Inspiration abounds for Artist of the Month
Marilyn Nabors finds inspiration all around her. Photo by Ashley Smith.February's artist of the month, Marilyn Nabors enjoys painting subjects that people wouldn't necessarily notice.
"I enjoy painting buildings and animals," Nabors said. "I also do a little cartooning."
She has always enjoyed painting, especially art class in school, but she didn't become more serious about painting until she moved to Deer Park and joined the art league in 1998.
"I met one of the ladies from the art league at Hobby Lobby who told me about it," Nabors said. "I was interested in art and wasn't doing anything about it so I went up there. Now I have a lot of good friends."
She gets inspired by the people around her who encourage her to take workshops. Even though she has been painting for more than 10years, she is still mesmerized by the finished product.
Nabors, who also uses flowers as her subjects, paints using mostly water colors, because of the ease of the medium, but she also uses ink, by itself and with the water colors.
"I'm surprised when I finish a painting," Nabors said. "I think, 'wow, I actually did that.'"
Two of the art pieces feature towns with dirt roads and colorful buildings. Those paintings were inspired by a book of ink drawings that Nabors' daughter gave to her.
Nabors paintings can be viewed at Wells Fargo located at 715 Center Street throughout the month of February.