Artist: Martha Economos

Date: 2024

Dimensions: 36 x 36 x 1.5

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Painting art became a hobby for me when my children got older and started needing me less. This new found freedom enabled me to take a couple of local art classes and from there my love of painting began. My first ever commission was a pet portrait for a friend who took a chance on me which, in turn, grew by word of mouth. Along the way, experimenting with abstract art became my primary focus and I have been growing my business ever since.

My work includes contemporary abstract oil painting and pet portraits. Inspiration stems from summers spent in Saugatuck, Michigan on the lake and beach vacations abroad with family. I have recently expanded my business into prints of my originals while continuing to experiment with different techniques and styles.

Since 2019, I have had a dozen paintings on exhibit at the Main Street Promenade building and Spring 2023 at North Central College, both located downtown Naperville, IL. In August of 2023, I participated in Glen Ellyn's juried Festival of the Arts event, and honored to also have one of my pieces chosen for DIFFA Chicago's Art For Life juried live auction event downtown Chicago in October 2023 which benefits those living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS. In December 2023, my work was on exhibit as an Emerging Artists during Chicago's OOAK holiday show at the Mart in downtown Chicago. This coming December my work will be on exhibit again during Chicago's 2024 OOAK holiday show at the Mart.

I am currently a member of Arts Dupage, Dupage Art League and Naperville Art League.