Marina Flournoy

I have loved drawing for as long as I can remember, and my drawings -- on newspapers, magazines, meeting notes, unpaid bills, whatever -- have littered my path through life. But, although I studied art many years ago, it was not until 2001, when Silicon Valley stopped to catch its breath, that I first began drawing seriously with the tools, media and awareness of an artist. I usually work with paints or soft pastels, and I usually draw faces or figures. All of my work is informed by my more recent studies in black and white photography and the dynamics of light and shadow.

Memphis, Tennessee