Her work can be seen as book illustration, posters, gift wrap, plate designs, puzzles and calendars. "I love the continuing variety of work that comes my way and the pleasure of seeing the work in so many different formats". Greeting card companies were the first to pick up her designs and over time her focus shifted completely towards illustration. 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.Ĭommission work became predictable and in the 70's she changed her medium to watercolor and pursued opportunities with art publishing firms. Her appetite for other cultures grew as she traveled to Mexico, Guatemala, Europe, Israel and Egypt and more recently to Thailand and Vietnam. Ethnic peoples of the world developed as her favorite subject matter and simple designs grew into elaborate and detailed paintings. Each weekend her creations sold out at the street fairs of San Francisco and her career as a professional artist was underway. 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. With the encouragement of her family of artists, Marty began her strokes from an early age. Both are recognized in American Artists Who's Who. Her mother, Helen Noble, continued the artist tradition and is known primarily for her monoprints. 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.
Marty Noble, a resident of Anna Maria, Florida is an artist, photographer and full time illustrator.
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