Reminiscent of her major artistic influences, Claude Monet and Mary Cassatt, Marilyn Hageman's florals are as representational as they are impressionistic. Her brush strokes vary from loose and playful to concise. Marilyn earned degrees in painting at Colorado State University where she studied under Jim Dormer, a successful painter and printmaker, who remains her mentor today. "Jim's uncompromising and demanding teaching style brought out my confidence and ability as an artist."