I'll be in my studio Nov 15 and 16th, each day from 1-4 PM. Feel free to stop by to share a cup of coffee or to see what I've been up to. I'd love to see you.
To see some of my newest work, visit: https://www.marthahayden.com/new-works-2025/1
To see recent prints and a few favorites from the 1970's, visit: https://www.marthahayden.com/print-shows-2025/1
And, as always, thank you to each of you who have appreciated my work for all these years.
If youd like to stop by my studio at another time, please email or call to arrange an appointment.
143 Prairie Street, Sharon, WI. 262 736 4571.
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Ms. Hayden has been recognized over decades for her accomplishments and continues to earn recognition for her work. In her final public studio event, Ms. Hayden will spotlight her newest work; colorful large figurative canvases and viscosity collagraphs.
Hayden, long known for her paintings, describes her style as “both realistic and abstract; it is on that elusive edge between there and not there.” In her newest figurative paintings, Hayden’s bold brushwork and striking colors explore a new way of conveying how she views her subjects; with edges defined but not fixed. Hayden explains “I try not to see anything for itself alone, but as a part of the whole.” Though Hayden, as an artist, may see the world differently, she continues to capture the essence of subjects without relying on the literal. Her newest work is a fresh comment on how we see our world as both perceived and remembered though the lens of our experience. With 60 years of accomplished painting, visitors to her open studio will also be treated to select paintings from the span of her career.
This year Hayden won Best in Show at Lakefront Festival of Art in Milwaukee for her Printmaking. When she lived in New York, Hayden joined the vibrant printmaking scene surrounding the West Side Blackburn Printmaking Shop and took to experimentation; pioneering new techniques. Today, Hayden excels at combining printmaking disciplines to create what she calls “viscosity collagraphs;” using inks and colors of varying thicknesses to print multiple colors from a single plate. With this novel technique, the way the inks blend on each print is unique; making the reveal of each print all the more exciting.
