The work of this month’s Featured Artist, Marsha Glaziere is filled with luscious layers, texture, pops of bold color, and a skilled hand at good old fashioned drawing.  No matter the subject she undertakes, her style and way of working is unmistakably hers.

Her work straddles the line between representational and abstract, almost as if she begins in realistic mode and then her abstract altar-ego takes over.  The resulting work then becomes more about the energy of her subject rather than perfecting every small detail.

Marsha’s latest series, Coffee Spots, features her interpretations of the eclectic coffee houses in and around the Puget Sound.  It’s no secret that Northwesterners ( especially those in or near Seattle ) take their coffee very seriously.  Marsha decided to begin painting her favorite local spots in celebration of the coffee culture that began in the PacNorthWest and has since spread across the country and around the world.

The Coffee Spots series has been made into a 2013 calendar and fabulous “table COFFEE book”, both of which would make wonderful holiday gifts for the artsy coffee lover in your life!  Both the calendar and book are available for purchase on the artist’s website.  While you’re there, don’t miss all the other incredible artwork on Marsha’s site, some of which you can also see in her album on the Artsy Forager Facebook page!