Born in 1956 in the southern Polish city of Wadowice, Marysia Burr began her study of art at the Bielsko-Biala High School of Fine Arts, from which she graduate Magna Cum Laude. She then moved to Warsaw and entered the Polish Academy of Fine Arts where she majored in Graphic Arts with special emphasis on painting and drawing. After settling in southern California, Marysia's artistic focus changed from the portayal of human figures to landscapes and nature forms, and increasinly incorporated light, color, and shapes in a continuous spiral of motion. She sought to resolve the intirnisic dichotomy between realistic and abstract art. This is apparent in both the color and composition of her paintings. In her blending of these two conflicting approaches to art subjects, Marysia begins with a realistic approach to her subjects, choosing essentially unremarkable scenes and objects to paint. As the work progresses, she subtly introduces the counterpoint of some abstract shapes and colors, which release the painting from the confines of rigorous realism and allows the viewer's imagination to embrace not only the reality, but the dream as well. This is what makes her work so exciting and what makes her images remain in your mind long after you have left the gallery.