Marilyn is a Denver visual artist whose current work expression is interpreting nature through painting and photography. She was a member for three years of NEXT Gallery in the Highlands. She received a BA from Metropolitan State College with emphasis on painting and print making. "Using acyrylics, the mask entry, "Metallic Trees", was interpreted by the ways in which we see trees in winter. Freed of colorful fall foliage they stand straight and tall in their bones, while bracing for winter winds and snow."