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Marty Noble, a resident of Anna Maria, Florida is an artist,
photographer and full time illustrator. Raised in Santa Barbara,
California, she drew inspiration for her art from this 'Jewel of the
Pacific' city, All four of her grandparents attended art school
together in the mid-20's at the Cleveland School of Art and her
maternal grandfather, George C Harper, went on to become a
well known fine and commercial artist. Her mother, Helen Noble,
continued the artist tradition and is known primarily for her
monoprints. Both are recognized in American Artists Who's Who.
With the encouragement of her family of artists, Marty began her
strokes from an early age. In the 60's when street fairs were
becoming all the rage, she discovered batik, the ancient Javanese
art of applying wax and dyes to fabric.. Each weekend her creations
sold out at the street fairs of San Francisco and her career as a
professional artist was underway. Ethnic peoples of the world
developed as her favorite subject matter and simple designs grew
into elaborate and detailed paintings. Her appetite for other
cultures grew as she traveled to Mexico, Guatemala, Europe, Israel
and Egypt and more recently to Thailand and Vietnam. The beauty
and individuality of each culture inspired her batik paintings, which
were then sold through galleries in southern California over a
period of 20 years.
Commission work became predictable and in the 70's she changed
her medium to watercolor and pursued opportunities with art
publishing firms. Greeting card companies were the first to pick
up her designs and over time her focus shifted completely towards
illustration. "I love the continuing variety of work that comes my
way and the pleasure of seeing the work in so many different formats".
Her work can be seen as book illustration, posters, gift wrap, plate
designs, puzzles and calendars.
Publishers of Marty's work include Dover Publications, The
Franklin Mint, Penguin Putnam, Random House, MacMillan,
Golden Turtle Press, Modern Art Editions, Sunrise Publications,
Marcel Schurman Fine Papers, HJ Kramer, Somerset House,
Crystal Creations, Grosset & Dunlap, American Greetings,
Claritas USA, Caravan International, Suns Out, Great American
Puzzle Company, and Publications International.
Her work has also been featured in American Artist, Fiber Arts
Design Book, Surface Design Journal, Creative Crafts and
Something About The Author.
She has taught workshops on batik and silk painting and has
been an art teacher for different grade levels.
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