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 St. Louis-based self-taught, figurative painter whose creations often explore bygone eras, the surreal and the macabre. Her work is created primarily with oil paints on canvas. She has displayed her vibrant oil paintings at Exhibit A Gallery in Los Angeles, Union Gallery in New Orleans, and Var Gallery in Milwaukee
Maxine Thirteen is a St. Louis-based self-taught, figurative painter whose creations often explore bygone eras, the surreal and the macabre. Her work is created primarily with oil paints on canvas. She has displayed her vibrant oil paintings at Exhibit A Gallery in Los Angeles, Union Gallery in New Orleans, and Var Gallery in Milwaukee, as well as numerous spaces in St. Louis, including Duane Reed Gallery, Houska Gallery, The Angad Arts Hotel, Foundry Art Centre, 31art Gallery, St. Louis Artists' Guild, Missouri History Museum, and the St. Louis Public Library. She has provided a variety of artistic services to local businesses including 4 Hands Brewing Co, The Golden Hoosier, Condado Tacos, Arkadin Cinema, Bud’s Pizza, and Grandel Wrestling. Her work has been written about in Ladue News, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Riverfront Times, and St. Louis Magazine. She is currently a resident artist at 31art Gallery in the Northampton neighborhood of St. Louis, and Untitled Fine Art on Cherokee Street.
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.