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Cape Buffalo, 36″ x 48″, Sally Maxwell |
“Sally Maxwell discovered scratchboard in 1967 while creating illustrations for brochures and magazines. At the time, she was exhibiting at a local art show when a judge came up to her and said that he would buy every one of her drawings outright if she could add color to them. Since he was the curator for Marshall Field’s Department Store’s Art Gallery in Chicago, she decided to appease him. Sally figured out a way to add color to her scratchboards and the rest is history. She has had a path that lead her to everything from published limited edition prints to having her designs produced on Collector Plates.
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Silent Swan, 18″ x 24″, Sally Maxwell |
Sally has had gallery representation throughout the years, her longest relationship being with Cantrell Gallery of Little Rock, AR. She is presently represented by Seaside Gallery in Pismo Beach, CA. She is one of those rare artists whose galleries buy her art outright rather than on consignment knowing full well that it will sell.
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Essence of a Giraffe, 24″ x 60″, Sally Maxwell |
Sally added that she sells from her four-year old studio to preexisting clients who have seen something on the Internet or Facebook. She and her husband are in the process of remodeling their guesthouse so that buyers can visit for the weekend and spend time in her Studio in the Woods.
An excerpt of “Insights from the World of Scratchbord” by Lisa Goesling.
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Sincerely appreciate your posting about Sally Maxwell, her art is extraordinary! Thanks so much, Karyn!