Music and color inspire artist MarianneB Van Der Haar’s vivid, energetic abstract paintings. Enjoy more of her work by visiting her website.
![“Mind Map” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 48” x 48” by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mind-map-48x48.jpg)
“Mind Map” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 48” x 48”
Having lived in different countries in the world, I have been enriched by many cultures that influence the way I create my art. I apply layers upon layers of boldly colored paint on the canvas using a palette knife and my fingers to shape each piece as a unique expression of my life experiences. My German heritage gave me discipline and a sense of purpose.
![“Blue Note” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 36” by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blue_note-36x36.jpg)
“Blue Note” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 36”
When I was twenty-one, I moved to the Netherlands to learn the Dutch language and liberal way of life. During the late 1970s, my husband and I lived in Tanzania for four years, where I was enlivened by the richness of African art, from the way they used found items to make toys and tools, to their intricate wood sculptures and colorful batik fabrics.
![“Solid Rock” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 48” by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/solid-rock-36x48.jpg)
“Solid Rock” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 48”
After returning to the Netherlands to raise a family in the 1980s, I pursued a career in interior design that taught me to appreciate aesthetic arrangements of colors in fabric and furniture.
![“On a Journey to Amsterdam” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 48” x 60” by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/on_a_journey_to_amsterdam-48x60.jpg)
“On a Journey to Amsterdam” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 48” x 60”
I started painting in the year 2000 when my new life in Atlanta encouraged me to pick up a set of acrylics. Instantly, I found I loved composing colorful works of art on large canvases.
![“Catcher of Light” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 36”by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/catcher_of_light__36x36.jpg)
“Catcher of Light” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 36”
I am purely self-taught, and as I have grown as an artist, my supply cabinet has expanded to include not only acrylics, but also materials such as ink, sand, metal powders and textiles.
![“Waiting in the wings” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 64” x 64” by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/waiting-in-the-wings-64x64.jpg)
“Waiting in the wings” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 64” x 64”
My creative style ranges from purely abstract—with pieces that evoke an emotion—to works that include flowers or figures. These offer an abstract, but slightly more concrete vision of what I sense from the world, the environment and the seasons.
![“First Date” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 68” x 68” by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/first-date-68x68.jpg)
“First Date” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 68” x 68”
I am particularly known for my color flow, but every time I work with my tools of choice—whether they are brushes, plastic cards, scrapers, palate knives or simply my fingers—the result is always a new artistic surprise.
![“Secret Garden” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 20” x 20” by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/secret_garden.jpg)
“Secret Garden” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 20” x 20”
My work can be seen in galleries around Atlanta. I received a first prize in abstract painting at the Ocala Fine Art Show in 2007. Online, one of my paintings received the Masterpiece Elite San Francisco award for 2008/2009. Since 2014, my art has been selected each year to be included in the American Art Collector.
![“Rhapsody in Blue” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 48”by artist MarianneB Van Der Haar. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Rhapsody-in-blue-48x48.jpg)
“Rhapsody in Blue” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36” x 48”
In addition to creating art for display in homes and galleries, I also teach personalized, small-group classes for both adults and children at my home studio.
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