Marilyn St Clair is an artist who works primarily in pastels. She resides in Oroville,CA. She graduated from high school in Fresno, CA.   Shortly after the WWII years she became a registered nurse at Fresno General Hospital. At that time art took a back seat to more practical occupations, which included marrying and raising a family.  She did manage some art courses at Scripps College in Claremont, CA.

A 1971 move to Fremont,CA provided her with a chance to advance her art education. An AA degree from Ohlone Community College was followed by a BA and MFA from Cal State San Jose. In 1981 the St. Clairs moved to Oroville, CA to escape the hurried crowded life of the city. While serving as office manager for her husband Dr. Donald St. Clair, she finally found time to do some serious painting.

She has worked in many mediums but eventually found that pastel was her favorite. Working from photographs taken with a digital camera she can then manipulate them with Photoshop for the desired image.  Marilyn is a studio artist primarily but does enjoy working in Plein Aire on occasion.

Art is a continual learning process so study with such masters as Albert Handel, Richard McKinley, Daniel Greene and Ben Konis have been important in the pursuit of her art.

Marilyn has received numerous awards and many one man shows.  But her favorite achievement was attaining Signature Status in the Pastel Society of the West Coast. Recent awards (2007) include “Best of Show” in Arkansas Annual Exhibition, “The Terry Ludwig” award at the Chicago Pastel Society Exhibition and the “Canson, Inc” award at the Connecticut Pastel’s show Renaissance in Pastel.