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Name: Bruce Marc Marion
Birth date/Place: April 11, 1956 - Los Angeles Calif.
Primary Residence/Studio - Scottsdale, AZ
Subject Matter: Portrait and Figure Painting
Style: Expressionist
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
BIOGRAPHY
Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles, Bruce
Marion was recognized as having a passion and talent for art at very young
age. His dad, who had studied art at the Chouinard Art Institute and the Art
Center College of Design, encouraged, taught, and supported the young artist.
At the age of eight, Marion was accepted into the adult oil painting class of
Los Angeles figurative painter Gloria Ralph. They worked on still life and
figurative painting from models.
At the age of 9, unbeknownst to him, Marions mother entered his drawing of a Rabbi into a public art show in Los Angeles. It was accepted and was
subsequently purchased by an enthusiastic buyer. The buyer called the Marion household to thank the artist and asked to speak to Mr. Marion. He was stunned to find out the artist was not the elder Marion, but his young son.
At the age of 13, Marion studied with artist Preston Hubbard. Hubbard created
whimsical costumes of mixed media and hand crafted and painted furniture. For the next several years, Marion began making his own furniture creations and selling them at a popular outdoor art show in Los Angeles. Between 1972 and 1974, Marion apprenticed for the artist George Crionas. Marions job was to hand tint Crionas etchings and lithographs. Marion learned some different
etching techniques from Crionas and was able to experiment using Crionas
tools and etching press.
After high school, Marion was accepted into the Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena where he studied with such notable artists as Lorser Feitelson
and Harry Carmien, and prominent illustrators Barron Storey and Pat Nagel. He enjoyed figurative painting and was greatly influenced by the works of David Hockney, Matisse, Picasso, Richard Lidner and the German Expressionists. He excelled in school and went on to graduate with honors in 1978.
For the next several years, Marion painted and did freelance illustration
work in Los Angeles. His work was of very stylized and angular figures in
humorous and sexually charged situations. He taught drawing at the Otis
Parsons Institute of Art, had a one-man show in Beverly Hills, and was doing
illustration work for magazines and record companies.
In 1982 Marion was offered a job as a corporate art director. Excited by the
opportunity to learn and oversee design and production of a new quarterly
magazine, as well as all aspects of collateral and advertising material for
the company, Marion accepted the position and relocated to the companys
corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California. Through this time, Marion continued to work on his own paintings.
In 1989, Marion left his corporate job to start his own design and
illustration firm. He produced work for dozens of companies in many different
industries. He illustrated book covers and magazine articles, designed logos
for new products and illustrated many different board games and puzzles.
In 2000, Marion moved to Scottsdale, Arizona for the warmer climate and the
beautiful desert scenery. He is currently working on highly painterly and
textured figures in joyful surroundings and more realistic paintings done
from live models that capture the character and uniqueness of each person.
AWARDS:
Print Magazine 1984 Regional Design Annual - Magazine cover illustration
San Francisco Society of Illustrators Judges Choice Award, 1994
Shows:
Limited Edition Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - One Man Show, September 1983
Allan Jeffries Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Group Show, March 1988
Gerard Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA - Group Show, November 1990
Gallery 92, Half Moon Bay, CA - Juried Group Show, August 1991
SF Society of Illustrators, San Francisco, CA - Juried Group Show, August 1991
Art Is T, Half Moon Bay, CA - Group Show, September 1991
Eriksen Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA - Group Show, December 1991
SF Society of Illustrators, San Francisco, CA - Juried Group Show, August 1992
La DI Da, Half Moon Bay, CA - One Man Show, July 1993
SF Society of Illustrators, San Francisco, CA - Juried Group Show, August 1993
SF Society of Illustrators, San Francisco, CA - Juried Group Show, August 1994
Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA - Group Show, June 1995
Gallery 92, Half Moon Bay, CA - Juried Group Show, October 1998
Gallery 92, Half Moon Bay, CA - Juried Group Show, March 1999
Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona - Group Show, August 2001
Auction Sales
Butterfields Sunset Auction, Sunday July 22, 2001
1. Signed Acrylic on Canvas - 30" x 40" - sold at $200
2. Signed Acrylic on Board - 16" x 20" - sold at $50
3. Signed Acrylic on Canvas - 18" x 24" - sold at $100
4. Signed Acrylic on Canvas - 18" x 24" - sold at $125
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