MAXINE THIRTEEN
Artist in St. Louis, MO
MAXINE THIRTEEN
Artist in St. Louis, MO
About Maxine
Inspiration
Inspiration
Inspiration
Maxine's figurative oil paintings focus on portraiture and utilize inspiration from old films, vintage advertisements, and pin-ups to explore femininity, social satire, and introspection. Her paintings often incorporate macabre or unusual elements into glamorous imagery to simultaneously entice and disturb the viewer.
Background
Inspiration
Inspiration
Maxine Thirteen is a self-taught, figurative painter whose creations often explore bygone eras, the surreal and the macabre. She has exhibited her art in numerous spaces throughout the St. Louis area, including Duane Reed Gallery, Houska Gallery, The Angad Arts Hotel, Foundry Art Centre, 31art Gallery, St. Louis Artists' Guild, Missouri
Maxine Thirteen is a self-taught, figurative painter whose creations often explore bygone eras, the surreal and the macabre. She has exhibited her art in numerous spaces throughout the St. Louis area, including Duane Reed Gallery, Houska Gallery, The Angad Arts Hotel, Foundry Art Centre, 31art Gallery, St. Louis Artists' Guild, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis Public Library, St. Charles Community College, Art St. Louis, and The Last Hotel. She has provided a variety of artistic services to individuals and businesses throughout St. Louis, including 4 Hands Brewing Co, The Golden Hoosier, Condado Tacos, Arkadin Cinema, and Grandel Wrestling. Her works have been written about in the Riverfront Times, Ladue News, St. Louis Post Dispatch and St. Louis Magazine. She was voted "Artist of the Year" in the 2022 STL Bucket List Local's Choice Awards.
Medium
Inspiration
Medium
Maxine uses many different mediums, but her focus is oil paints. Most of her paintings are created in oil on canvas, but some works use wood panels, acrylics paints, ink and whatever else she feels inclined to pursue.