Salsa Santa Fe

fine arts

Prior to learning Latin Percussion and Salsa, Marie was a fine artist. As her interest in dance and music grew, she stopped producing art. Now in Santa Fe, Marie occasionally picks up her favorite media – charcoal – and explores her surroundings.

2025

Santa Fe East. Charcoal
Santa Fe East. Charcoal
Plaza East. Charcoal
Plaza East. Charcoal
Dancer. Charcoal
Dancer. Charcoal

2024

Self Portrait. Charcoal
Self Portrait. Charcoal
Pueblo. Ink
Pueblo. Ink

2023

Rio Grand Headwaters
Rio Grand Headwaters
Golondrinas Interior. Charcoal
Golondrinas Interior. Charcoal

2022

Stairs. Charocal
Stairs. Charocal
Texture Play
Texture Play. Charcoal

The Production Years

From 1993 to 2001, Marie produced over 14 arts shows, taught Life Drawing with live models and charcoals, produced handmade graphics products such as hand-cut screened teeshirts, calendars with home-printed black and white photography, and inked illustration and letters for logos and promotions. She produced shows in Olympia’s bi-annual ArtsWalk with in oils, charcoals, photography, and mixed media. Here are some of the works from this period.

1999

Jazz Base Clarinet. Oils
Jazz Base Clarinet. Oils
Jazz Flute. Oils
Jazz Flute. Oils

1997

Jazz Audience 2. Charcoal
Jazz Audience 2. Charcoal
Jazz Audience 3. Charcoal
Jazz Audience 3. Charcoal
Jazz Audience 1. Charcoal
Jazz Audience 1. Charcoal
Mexico Trio 1. Oils
Mexico Trio 1. Oils
Mexico Trio 2. Oils
Mexico Trio 2. Oils
Mexico Trio 3. Oils
Mexico Trio 3. Oils

1996

Jazz Conga. Charcoal
Jazz Conga. Charcoal
Jazz Piano. Charcoal
Jazz Piano. Charcoal
Jazz Base. Charcoal
Jazz Base. Charcoal

1995

Portraits 1. Charcoal
Portraits 1. Charcoal
Portraits 2. Charcoal
Portraits 2. Charcoal
Portraits 3. Charcoal
Portraits 3. Charcoal

1994

Women Series: To Rest. Oils
Women Series: To Rest. Oils
Women Series 2. Oils
Women Series: To Know War. Oils