Marisa Attard is an artist and illustrator who lives on the island of Malta. Her work often reflects the bright light and colours that are part of the Mediterranean climate. Her sense of humour comes through in her paintings of people who inhabit the world she keenly observes. The subjects of her paintings range from the humorous and quirky to the dark and serious. Her preferred medium is made up of layers of acrylic paint on a textured gesso base coupled with a collage of various papers, materials and found objects that add a certain tactile quality and depth to her paintings.
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Mature Love
Mixed media
Guitar and Ukulele
Mixed media
Pas de Trois II
Mixed media
The Cage
Mixed media
Our Love
Mixed media
(Sold)
Smajt?
Mixed media
(Sold)
Teatime Thrills
Mixed media
(Sold)
The Golden Hour
Mixed media
Purple Penelope
Mixed media
Iz-Zalzett
Mixed media
Colour Blind
Mixed media
Peace Man
Mixed media
The Christmas She
Pen, ink and watercolour
Walking Along
Acrylic on canvas
20cm x 20cm x 3.5cm
Snore
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
39cm x 49cm (framed)
The Mansplainer
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
39cm x 39cm (SOLD)
Manspreading
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
39cm x 49cm (SOLD)
Letting Go
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
49cm x 39cm (SOLD)
The First Dip
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
39cm x 49cm (SOLD)
Eyes For You
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
49cm x 39cm (framed)
Beach Babes
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
49cm x 39cm (framed)
Stay Young 2
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
32cm x 53cm
Slopp Te' u Kannol bil-Krema
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
40cm x 40cm (SOLD)
Hot Flush
Pen, ink, watercolour, collage
49cm x 39cm
Bar Code
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
Blow!
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
Knitting Nanna
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
The Cage (Il-Gagga)
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
The Higher the Pedestal...
Mixed media (pen, ink, watercolour, collage)
The Wedding (It-Tieg)
Mixed media (pen, ink, watercolour, collage)
(F)lying Fish
Mixed media (pen, ink, watercolour, collage)
Jilted
Mixed Media (acrylic/collage)
Sunday Sermon
Mixed Media (acrylic/collage)
Ma Belle
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
69cm x 69cm
Mother & Child
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
64cm x 48cm
Bad Hair Day
Pen, ink, watercolour
Secrets
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
Dickie Bird
Mixed media (acrylic/collage)
100cm x 100cm
The other side of Marisa’s art is her illustrations that have twice brought her awards for the Best Illustrator of Children’s Books at the Maltese National Book Awards. Her illustrations can be found on numerous children’s books, workbooks and magazines. Her illustrative style is both spontaneous and fun with a sense of humour that appeals to children and hopefully adds to their love of reading. For her illustrations Marisa uses mostly pen, ink and watercolour. Although she enjoys this more traditional medium, she has recently been experimenting with digital illustrations.
Illustrations available mounted or framed.
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Spring Cleaning
Pen, ink, watercolour
Wonder Girl
Pen, ink, watercolour
Ssshhhh!
Pen, ink, watercolour
30 x 21cm
Three Brides
Pen, ink, watercolour
21cm x 30cm
Pants on Fire
Pen, ink, watercolour
45cm x 35cm
Masked
Pen, ink, watercolour
37cm x 37cm
Gerger Gerger
Pen, ink, watercolour
53cm x44cm
Skrapp u Skrapp
Pen, ink, watercolour
40cm x 28cm
My Love
Pen, ink, watercolour
21cm x 21cm
The First Kiss
Pen, ink, watercolour
30cm x 21cm
The First Dance
Pen, ink, watercolour
30cm x 21cm
A Day at the Beach
Pen, ink, watercolour
30cm x 21cm (SOLD)
The Seasons
Pen, ink, watercolour
21cm x 30cm
The Dance
Pen, ink, watercolour
21cm x 30cm
Antonin l-Izveljarin
Pen, ink, watercolour
Sebastian Zammet (from the book Awguri Giovanni Bonello!)
Pen and ink
Clara (The Nutcracker)
Pen, ink, watercolour
Oppression
Pen, ink, watercolour
Wenzu
Speechless
Pen, ink, watercolour
Dragon
Pen, ink, watercolour
For Diversity
Pen, ink, watercolour
Hairy
Pen, ink, watercolour
Daddy Cool
Pen, ink, watercolour
Caterina Vitale (from the book Awguri Giovanni Bonello!)
Pen and ink
In the Shower
Pen, ink, watercolour
Strumblata
Pen, ink, watercolour
Off Shopping
Pen, ink, watercolour
The King
Pen, ink, watercolour
Kris' 50th
Pen, ink, watercolour