Marti Bailey

Originally from the Midwest, Marti studied Commercial Art at Northeast Missouri State College. She has painted and been involved in the arts all her life and through the years between college and raising a family, she has continued her interests by attending workshops, seminars and art classes. Her medium of choice is oil, but she also enjoys working in pastels, watercolor and acrylics.

On a national level, she has been invited twice to exhibit her work in Limner’s New York City gallery.  In 2004 she was juried into Book Art Press' “New Art International 2004-2005”.  This high quality hard back book features the work of approximately 100 artists from around the world each year. Most recently her work was featured in Kennedy Publication’s “The Best of American Oil Artists and Artisans” for 2007. Both books can be found in book stores nationwide.

Her work in print was chosen for inclusion in the national publication “Art Business News” magazine on three different occasions. The graphite drawing “Arabian Stallion” was featured on the cover of South Texas’ Arabian Horse Club’s Magazine, and her images can be found in several years of WCAA’s annual calendars.

For the last few years Marti has successfully shown her work in area and regional competitions, garnering many first place wins in the advanced and professional categories.

Marti is a member of OPA (Oil Painters of America), a patron of ASOPA (American Society of Portrait Artists), a member of MASF (Miniature Art Association of Florida) and locally, a member of WCAA (Wise County Art Association) and WAA (Weatherford Art Association).

She is represented locally by Coupralux, LC Gallery in Dallas, Texas (works in print), Bowie’s Framing and Art, and Dow Art Galleries in Fort Worth and on the east coast by South Street Art Gallery in Easton, Maryland.  Marti’s work is included on the following sites on the internet: France’s prestigious art marketing site Artprice.com under their research site www.artistbiography.com and on the juried site of www.artspace2000.com.

For the last 10 years, Marti has created religious works of art depicting the Virgin Mary and Christ Child.  These works are then produced as individual small Giclee’ prints which she makes into Christmas cards.  She assembles each card by hand and mails them to everyone on her “Christmas Card” list.  The original works of art are then donated to area fundraisers. If you would like to be included on Marti’s Christmas Card List and receive one of these hand made cards each year, please contact Marti by using the “Contact Us” link on this website. Please include your name and mailing address.  Please know that your information will NOT be shared with any other party. The list has grown to several hundred and the cards have become a collectible item among her friends, family and collectors.