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01/29/2026

Why Didn’t I Think Of That Before! - https://mailchi.mp/montanamodernfineart.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that-before-17243125

It seems so obvious now. Years ago, after trying every color of pastel paper known to man, I settled on black as my paper color of choice for my pastel work. That decision made the process so much more intuitive for me. Without visually demanding light pastel paper showing through, I could work very directly and loosely. Allowing me to avoid the necessity of covering all the distracting light paper.

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Marshall Noice

10/24/2025

Less is More (Sometimes)

Sometimes a simple, highly abstract depiction of the landscape resonates for me. In this painting I feel a less literal approach to the subject captures the spirit of the place better than a more highly detailed version could. This tells the story effectively, nothing more required.

I know from years of art making experience that I can paint the life out of a picture effortlessly! The challenge is working only until the art speaks. First to me, and then, hopefully, to the viewer. The tricky question is when to quit.

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Marshall Noice

09/05/2025

Inspiration

When I travel I tend to repeatedly visit locations where inspiration has found me! One of my favorites is this lovely spot along the San Miguel River just at the end of Colorado Avenue in downtown Telluride. For this recently completed commission I was asked to try working in uncharacteristically (for me) dark tones. As I began painting the aspen foliage it occurred to me that it would be interesting to think in terms of complementary colors while working out the color composition. I try to pay attention to those nudges of inspiration that come to me as I’m working. And so, instead of a more literal depiction of aspen leaves in shades of yellow-green, green, and blue-green I loaded my brush with shades of red-violet, red, and red-orange. This is definitely working for me. What do you think?

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Marshall Noice

04/08/2025

Spring!

I’m certain I could not have painted “Birch Grove Drive, Spring Forsythia” at any time of year other than spring. I believe that every work I create captures a moment in my sensibility. And I confess I’m happily in a spring state of mind these days.

New growth, warmer sunshine, longer days. Every change in the season invariably provides me with an extra jolt of creativity. Kind of a seasonal double espresso. I’m awake!

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Marshall Noice
Birch Grove Drive, Spring Forsythia
Oil on Canvas
48x60"

02/07/2025

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01/22/2025

Colorado Morning

Time spent in Telluride never fails to result in the creation of inspiring sketches. Here’s a painting done from one I made a fall or two ago just south of town.

I know a painting is on the right track when I can recall the weather when looking at the work. Does that make sense? In this piece I can feel the cold, crisp, calm early morning air, just before the sun rose above the horizon and raked across the face of the snow covered peak.

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Marshall Noice
Early Snow, Wilson Peak
Oil on Canvas
30x24"

01/19/2025

Artist Sarsten Noice surrounded by her paintings 🖼️

01/01/2025

Western Skyline

I find myself frequently concentrating on elements of the landscape that exist beneath the sky. Consequently the horizon ends up quite high in my paintings. I think that approach to composition adds a sense of intimacy and a feeling of “being there.”

“Western Skyline” on the other hand is all about the glorious Colorado sky! Join me Thursday, January 2, from 5-8pm at Slate Gray Gallery in Telluride to take a look at the actual painting. I’d be happy to see you!

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Marshall Noice
Western Skyline
Oil on Canvas
36x48"

January 2, 2025
5pm-8pm
Slate Gray Gallery
130 E Colorado Ave.
Telluride, Colorado

12/06/2024

Telluride

Sometimes all it takes for me to begin a painting is the notion that
one color might look interesting next to another color. But recently I came across a group of pastel sketches I'd done on one of my dozens of trips to Telluride. And I decided it was about time I explored the Colorado landscape a bit more specifically. The pantings in these, my newest works, are about my enduring infatuation with color. But more than that, they are my exaltation of what are, certainly, some of the most iconic landscapes in the American West.

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Marshall Noice

Before Sunrise, Wilson Peak
Oil on Canvas
24x48"

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