The Spirit


Tribal Tears

Marsha Hatcher

primary medium: Acrylic

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Marsha Hatcher (MHat) was born in South Georgia and received her BA degree in art at Albany State University.

"I have been painting professionally for many years. Every painting is a challenge to do better than the last. I love what I do and love being an artist and cannot think of doing anything else." I have always painted portraits in a expressionistic style, with capturing likeness and emotion as the number one priorities. In this series of paintings, I used color to interpret what each subject feels. Each painting started as an abstract but eventually evolved into the finished figurative interpretation. Using color and broad strokes, the paintings take you towards a contemporary direction. The contrast between the light and dark colors gives energy to the subjects. By changing the size of the brushes I often use, I can change the style of my work with ease.” Marsha lives and works as a professional artist in Jacksonville, Florida.

Marsha has exhibited her work national and internationally. She is also a founding member of JCAAA (Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists) and The Art Center Cooperative Inc. She is also a recipient of the 2004 Community Foundation Art Venture grant/Independent Life Minority award.

"When most people view my paintings, they often are surprised by the different styles that I use.  My personal style consists of several different techniques. Over the years, my art has gone through different changes. As I develop new techniques, the appearance of my work has changed. This body of work will show the changes that have develop over the years as I continually to strive for a different way to capture images."