Marcia Scanlon

Born: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Currently Living: New York City

    "Painting the statue of Liberty has given me a singular opportunity to reflect on her various aspects, to study her faultless location in the harbor-surrounded as she is by the broad, ever-changing planes of sky and water-and to see how her presence makes the skyline distinct from all others. She manifests the attributes of liberty in her serious yet generous mien set against a boundless backdrop. The challenge to the artist lies in choosing, with respect to a familiar image, those perspective that imply her infinite variety."