Marsha Savage

Marsha is a native Georgian and lives in Woodstock, Georgia near the rural countryside she loves to paint. She has studied with a number of nationally known and talented teachers, and supplemented those studies with books on technique and inspiration by many fine artists of our time.

From 1975 through May, 1998, her works were produced under the name Marsha Bacon. Many of her paintings include scenes from the Toccoa River and the Blue Ridge Mountains, although she paints scenes from other places she has visited. Her paintings convey a feeling of warmth and the wonderful experience of living in Georgia and the Southeastern United States.

Presently, she produces original paintings in pastel, her favorite medium, but also works in oil and acrylic, in the studio and plein air. Her medium of choice, soft pastels are made from the same pigment used for oil paints and are very much like painting with pure pigment. Available in many vibrant colors, pastels maintain their just-painted look indefinitely.

Marsha is an active member in several art associations: Atlanta Artist Center (Merit Member),Southeastern Pastel Society (Member of Excellence), Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association, and the Cherokee County Arts Council. Marsha’s paintings have been featured in several one-person shows, invitational shows, accepted into many juried shows and have won numerous awards. Her paintings can be found in many collections throughout the United States. She teaches in Smyrna, GA and holds workshops several times a year in the North Georgia area and the Southeast.

Artist Statement:

Marsha Savage paintings are the expression of a chosen moment in time. She has lived in Georgia all of her life, being inspired by her surroundings. Her paintings elicit feelings of warmth, comfort and peacefulness, reflecting the beauty and complexity of what she observes and feels about those moments. Painting with the pure pigment is an important aspect of those chosen moments.

Capturing an effect is capturing the emotion of a place, recognition, and a feeling that one can identify with what the artist is trying to record.To make you see what she has seen is part of her objective; but to have you feel what she has felt is the ultimate goal.