I paint because it brings me joy. Joy to see beauty in our world and to play with creation. I experience color as a healing, loving vibration as I dance with light on the Rainbow Path. May we all express our Joy, May we all be blessed with Color.

Marianna Love describes herself as an American expressionistic, visionary Artist painting in mixed media with an emphasis on using color as a healing force for beauty. She paints many vibrant florals and still lifes for their color and beauty.

She says she is not interested in reproducing nature as a camera would, but in using the inspiration of nature for creative design. She calls it "playing with creation".

She also enjosy painting her dreams/visions as well as nonrepresentional paintings for the freedom of inner expression and symbolic meaning. These soul pieces have led to her search for more radiant, luminous, archival materials, medias, and techniques to express the wonder of painting from within.

Her work is in many private and corporate collections worldwide with an emphasis on healing/medical centers. Marianna has exhibited her work in many one woman shows and numerous group exhibitions, including 7 national juried shows.

In 1999, she retired from 25 years at Butte College creating and teaching such courses as Yoga, Mind, & Consciousness, Holistic Living, Psychology of Dreams, Psychology of Creativity and Intuition and from 12 years as a Transpersonal Psychotherapist in private practice. She currently teaches "Painting From the Heart: EnhancingYour Inner Artist, Taming Your Inner Critic" at various art centers.

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