Marika Reinke

My process is a version of painting improvisation. As an intuitive painter, I begin with an intent that guides the painting process, and then I follow my impulse.

I like painting this way because I believe the creative process is most surprising when we engage it with an open heart. The result is not just a painting that expresses a visual concept but one that portrays an inner human experience or idea.

Color, adventure, movement, nature, symbols, spiritual challenges, mysteries, music, and learning inspire me. I love magic, storytelling, and connection.  They are full of abundance and potential, the heart-and-soul food that binds my painting to the earth.

I am a life-taught painter. Watercolor painting is my first love which I’ve practiced since 2001. In 2015, I began my acrylic painting adventure.

I have been a featured artist by Northwest Artists Association and Magnolia Art Experience. My painting “Goodbye Adrian” was featured on the cover of the German magazine Raum & Zeit. I’ve exhibited at Sage Brush Art Studio in Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica, and at the Narthex Gallery in Seattle.  My work has been collected in Asia, Europe, North and South America.

I like to follow my creative instinct which has led me to explore an extended writing project in 2022-23. I hope to release the details soon.

I have over 20 years of teaching experience in various settings and disciplines. I have taught intuitive painting classes from my studio in Queen Anne, Seattle where I combined movement, meditation, intuitive practices, and ways to release the inner critic through painting.  

I’m a passionate mother of two fantastic teenage kids. We have had many adventures traveling and rock climbing around the world. Seattle, Washington will always be home and in my heart.

Marika Reinke At Art Battle Seattle