Marcia Perry * Nature Artist

I began painting professionally in 1972. Airbrush Acrylic is my method and medium of choice. Nature and Spiritual Symbolism are my favorite subjects. I go for the beautiful truths. I have also written and created art for children. My art skills have supported me for thirty three years. My images have been published nationally and internationally in licensed products and magazines. My art has shown and sold in galleries in California, Colorado, Washington, Hawaii, and Florida. I have painted and collaborated on 40 mural projects. I create my art to promote a kinder, more colorful world that embraces the spirit of wildness. I hope that my art helps the people who see it and collect it, and that they feel good each time they look at it. My intention is to illuminate the best of nature with my art; human, animal, plant and spirit.

In the beginning of 2000, my partner, artist Meg Biddle, and I opened Youth Arts Collective, a non profit after school art studio for 14-22 year old aspiring visual artists, in downtown Monterey. YAC is a creative sanctuary with professionally equipped studios. We provide cohesive, compassionate mentoring for these young artists. Nearly 200 kids have benefitied from YAC. We have created and participated in 60 shows so far and 8 community mural projects. It is a creative experiment that has proven itself to be a very effective after school program. YAC has surpassed what I had dreamt. Every day these young artists and this generous community are making this world a better, kinder and more colorful place. I am eternally grateful to have co-created this miracle with Meg and our community.

A Limited Edition Giclee Print is a wonderful alternative to the expense and availability of purchasing an original painting. These signed and numbered prints are an excellent color match to my original airbrush paintings. The images are produced on archival watercolor paper with the best inks available. A Limited Edition Giclee should be treated much like a water color painting, avoiding direct sunlight and exposure to moisture. My recent images are printed by master printer and colorist, Andrew Jackson, of Outer Edge Studios in Monterey California.