A nude for Sunday

Something Only She Knows 30x40"

I finished a new painting this week, and I'm so happy with the way it came out. These large ones are very special to me, and it takes months to do just one. From first conception, it often takes years before they come to fruition.

This one was teetering on being "finished" for weeks, but I kept making small adjustments; fine tuning the color arrangements, flow and overall solidity. There's always a moment (after working for hours), when I take a step back to look at the painting with fresh eyes. It either tells me it's done, or it's set aside to for another day. How do I know when it's done? It's when I can look at it as a whole, without my eyes being drawn to this part or that. It's when I know I haven't neglected any one part, trying to convince myself it's good enough. The whole painting settles, and in some way, becomes it's own entity. It tells me it's ready, and I let it go.

an introduction

If I have any readers out there, my name is Marni Mutrux and I'm a painter.

You will mostly find me on Myspace.


Occasionally, I'll log into my Facebook account. Since their search feature only works with the big-name email hosts, I don't use it much.

I also have a website, with portfolios of my recent work.

I hope to share a bit of my life here, in my venture into the world of blogging. Time will tell what comes of it.

Apartment Therapy

I just found out my print of, "Drift" was featured on the front page of Apartment Therapy. If you haven't explored this site, it features amazing furniture designs, something I go nuts for.

Here's the link
to the (now archived) feature page.

If you are too lazy to use the link, here's the painting they featured:


image copyright of Marni Mutrux

I can't believe they had the ummm...balls, to use a nude on their main page. Now I really like them.