Marjorie Garneau (@oilymarj for fun) is an oil painter based in Portland, OR, originally from Rhode Island.
In her work, texture and pattern become places of exploration. Her paintings live in the tension between the familiar and the slightly off-kilter—grounded yet untethered—inviting viewers to linger in the in-between spaces where reality loosens and imagination takes over.
About
"Delights" Group Show | Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia
Splash of Kindness 01, Oil on Canvas | "Delights" Group Show | Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia
Splash of Kindness 02, Oil on Canvas | "Delights" Group Show | Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia
"Glass Boxes" Soio Exhibition, Antler Gallery
"Glass Boxes" Soio Exhibition, Antler Gallery
Internal Worlds, Oil on Wood | "Glass Boxes" Soio Exhibition, Antler Galler
We Are Not Empty or Full We Are Moving, Oil on Wood | "Glass Boxes" Soio Exhibition, Antler Galler
"Spoils" Solo Exhibition | COLLECTOR
Spoils, Oil on Canvas | "Spoils" Solo Exhibition | COLLECTOR
"Spoils" Solo Exhibition | COLLECTOR
The Charade, Oil on Canvas | "Spoils" Solo Exhibition | COLLECTOR
Peach Delirium, Oil on Wood | "Spoils" Solo Exhibition | COLLECTOR
"Just Like Honey" Group Show, Antler Gallery
Continuing the Search, Oil on Wood | "Just Like Honey" Group Show, Antler Gallery
The Painting Process
I work primarily in oil paint and tend to paint from imagination, allowing forms and spaces to emerge through my own perception of the world. My work is inspired by artists such as David Hockney, Frida Kahlo, and Henri Matisse, among many others.
Inquiries
Reach out for commissions, print wholesale inquiries or participation in shows.
Connect on Social — @OilyMarj