Canvas size is approximately 9x8”
Painting size is approximately 4x5”
Condition is excellent, with very slight storage wear in spots.
Artist is Maryam Gossling. It was signed and also labeled from previous art gallery.
Artist biography found online:
Maryam Gossling, born in 1938, grew up on a farm in Festina, Iowa, where her family grew crops and raised cows and horses. She earned a master of arts from Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, and spent the majority of her career as a professional artist, art teacher and graphic artist.
She was sent on mission to teach art in Wisconsin and Iowa. In the 90s and early 2000s, she served as an artist in residence at Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. Returning to La Crosse in 2011, she focused her art practice primarily on writing Icons.
Throughout her career, Sister Maryam experimented with a variety of artistic mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking and graphic arts. Her work has ranged from commercial to fine art and draws inspiration stylistically from iconography, Celtic designs, indigenous art, Japanese sumi-e, portraits and landscapes. Her life was fully devoted to creative exploration and many hours of dedicated art-making.