Bio
Marina grew up in the Saint Louis area. Her summers were filled with hiking and wading on the Little Meramec River on her grandparents' farm. As a girl, she visited the Indian Creek cabin that is now her 'home-away-from-home' that she stays in when she paints at Indian Creek. Carnegie-Mellon Unversity School of Fine Art awarded her a B.F.A. in Graphic Design. In addition, she has studied Arts Students' League, New York City. Her career has included stints at an animation company and the graphics, packaging and product design company, Irene Pasinski and Associates. She has taught classes for the Saint Louis Art Museum.
In 2005, Carnegie-Mellon University's College of Fine Art selected one of Marina's illustrations for the Centennial Exhibition honoring the 100th anniversay of the founding of the College and featuring distinguished alumni. Other awards include: 2004 The Jessie Beard Rickly Memorial Prize for Oil Landscape, The 2003 Alma Carson Memorial Prize for Watercolor.
Her recent illustration projects include Michael's New Neighbor, Too Many Kitties, Kitty Kerplunking, My Grandma's Kitchen Rules!, Bingo and the Lost Pompom and The Fairy Almanac. Too Many Kitties and Kitty Kerplunking are available on Amazon.