Wendy Marquis

Art welcomed Wendy Marquis into the world the moment she was born. With a mother who was both artist and gallery owner, she grew up in a rich and cultural environment surrounded by great works and colorful people.

She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Arizona with a major in graphic design and a minor in studio art. Over the last ten years, Wendy has travelled extensively to take classes in the art of faux finishing walls and furniture. She intertwines all these disciplines when she creates her paintings.

Marquis' eyes are constantly panning her world for a scene to paint. As of late, she searches for ancient trucks in her Bozeman surroundings, as if she was a treasure hunter panning for gold; when she finds one that speaks to her, Marquis stops to see if she feels a story within its old metal bones. If she does feel so inspired, she proceeds to paint. As she interprets this feeling and these stories of Montana...it flows intuitively through her brush and onto the canvas. Whether she is painting an old truck, a landscape, a horse; or she is faux finishing a wall, Marquis' spirit sings when she is working with color and paint.