Marilyn Dale fine artist

Marilyn Dale fine artist Contemporary artist
Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago 20+ years; enjoy all mediums and styles. https://marilyndale.start.page I hope you’ll enjoy my work.

My work hangs in homes and offices; liturgical work brings stunning spirituality to churches across the US. Oil Painter 🎨Abstract 🌅Landscapes 👥Figures👩‍🎨
Award winning artist
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Hello, I am Marilyn Dale! 👋Thank you for taking a moment to get to know me. Somewhere along the line I read, “whatever you loved to do in kindergarten is what yo

u’ll love to do all your life.” For me, it’s true, and I am both so lucky and blessed. I loved drawing and coloring. My favorite toys were my crayons.Today, as a fine artist, I am an award winning artist, a colorist, accomplished in oil, watercolor and pastel. I am inspired by landscapes and people, creating everything from traditional portraiture through abstractions. I’ve earned a Certificate in Painting from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and taken additional coursework there for more than twenty years. A working artist, graphic designer and art instructor, I’ve taught art to adults in the continuing education department of a small college and my local art league. I enjoy painting in oil, watercolor and pastel, from traditional portraiture through abstraction. In addition to artwork to hang in your home or office, I have designed large-scale liturgical fabric and stained glass works and had several works published. I enjoy working on commissions, where the pieces have personal significance to the owner. As the chair of the Art and Environment Ministry for my church for many years, I've designed large-scale liturgical fabric and stained glass works. Several of my pieces have been featured in publications by the North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics, the Lutheran Church, University Hill Congregation and frequently by the Ministry and Liturgy Magazine. I am also the author of Energize Your Art Ministry.

Every work that reaches a collector is the result of many decisions, including the decision not to show what came before...
06/16/2026

Every work that reaches a collector is the result of many decisions, including the decision not to show what came before it.

The finished work is not the whole story. It is the end of a longer, quieter process that most collectors never see.

When you live with It came in the mail, you are living with the result of the artistic process and all that comes with it.

https://www.marilyndale.com

06/14/2026
06/14/2026

Birdsong5

Archival high quality prints on wrapped canvas or fine art paper created with archival inks in a wide range of sizes to fit your needs.

I enjoyed making this series, Reverberations, waking early to catch the fleeting sounds of birds. It was amazing how repetitive they are, and at the same time how eternally different. They get louder, quieter, more relaxed, more imperative. I love what emerged in response. The simplicity is confounded by the complexity of the marks.

Consider 2, 3, 4 or 6 of these for a gallery look.

SHIPPING

Shipping fee is calculated at check out and valid in contiguous United States. Additional shipping fees for outside the 48 states will be invoiced separately and disclosed before shipping.

Works on paper may be shipped rolled.

All sales of originals are final, unless damaged during shipment.

https://www.marilyndale.com/dale-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/birdsong5

Interior designers often talk about sightlines. They're the natural path your eye travels when you enter or move through...
06/12/2026

Interior designers often talk about sightlines. They're the natural path your eye travels when you enter or move through a room.

Most people never think about this consciously, but they feel it. Art placed directly in a sightline changes a room immediately.

Placement is as intentional as the work itself.

Where would you put Ode to the Landscape?

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A lot of people hold off on collecting art because they rent and feel uncertain about committing to walls they do not ow...
06/10/2026

A lot of people hold off on collecting art because they rent and feel uncertain about committing to walls they do not own. But art does not belong to a wall. It belongs to you.

Renting is not a reason to live with bare walls. It is a reason to collect work that matters enough to keep moving (and growing) with you.

"Tiptoe" and my other work are connected to the people who love them, not just the places they're displayed.

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06/08/2026

Still She Grows

Approx. 37X25" on paper, framed. This original painting is charcoal, graphite, gesso and watercolor on high quality, thick gessoed paper.

Created in the style of Jim Dine - a process of drawing and erasing, redrawing, re-erasing, and so on for multiple iterations. Photos shown show the process of drawing and erasing.

This one was finished with gesso and pigment. While a frustrating process at first, it is actually quite fulfilling. Drawn from a live still life set up, the flowers grew over the week and the plants turned to and from the light while this still life was set up! The painting has captured the aliveness of the scene.

For authentication, it is signed and dated on the back.
I am happy to help select a frame to accent the piece and coordinate with your aesthetic!

SHIPPING

Shipping fee is calculated at check out and valid in contiguous United States. Additional shipping fees for outside the 48 states will be invoiced separately and disclosed before shipping. Painting is approximately 1 lb.

Works on paper may be shipped rolled.

All sales of originals are final.

Prints are available.

https://www.marilyndale.com/warehouse-originals-limited-editions-standard-products/original_art_products/still-she-grows-original

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Naperville, IL

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