Marketa KEMP

Sometimes it’s a particular encounter that awakens something in us.  For some of us the epiphany can simply be a matter of time or place.  Marketa Kemp, who was born and raised in the Czech Republic came into her own as an artists after having moved to Australia, and thanks to encounters with artists from Paros, Greece to Melbourne.  Kemp likes to draw and paint and has, since 2017, increasingly honed her skills in painting monotypes.  These works, mostly landscapes of what Australians call “the bush” and “the outback”, are often constructed first with saturated black inks.  These “blacks” are balanced with touches of color, ochers, light-blue-grays, sometimes golden hues.  Kemp’s compositions are balanced and the textures of her inks, where lighter and darker areas contrast, draw in the eye.  Each work of art stands strongly on its own.

Marketa KEMP - Coastalina I (Ghost) - Monotype - 2023  - detail
$575

Coastalina I (ghost)

KEMP, Marketa

Monotype printed on Japanese Okawara paper mounted on wove paper.Signed, titled, dated, and annotated "U/S" (unique state) in pencil.  

Marketa KEMP - Lake George II - Monotype - 2023  - detail
$500

Lake George II

KEMP, Marketa

Monotype printed on wove paper.Signed, titled, dated, and annotated "U/S" (unique state) in pencil.  

Marketa KEMP - Undergrowth IV - Monotype - 2023  - detail
$300

Undergrowth IV

KEMP, Marketa

Monotype printed on Japanese Okawara paper mounted on wove pape.Signed, titled, dated, and annotated "U/S" (unique state) in pencil.  

Marketa KEMP - Forrest Trail IV - Monotype - detail
$650

Forrest Trail IV

KEMP, Marketa

Monotype printed on wove paper.Signed, titled, and annotated "1/1" in pencil. NOTE: "Forrest" (with double "r") is the name of a small town near th...

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Marketa Kemp - Impressions I - detail
$400

Impressions I

KEMP, Marketa

Monotype printed on wove paper.Signed, titled, dated and annotated "1/1" in pencil.