The Artist

Abstract artist Martha Mottau Reisdorf’s early years were spent in Puget Sound country in Washington State where she led a fairly traditional life. She now resides in Gig Harbor, Washington.

The diagnosis of a brain tumor in 1990 was the beginning of transforming events that changed her life. Surgery left her with altered and unique eyesight, loss of depth perception. During recovery she enrolled at the Pacific NW College of Art where she found her true passion. Her new eyesight had propelled her into the world of abstract art.

Influenced by the philosophies of great abstract artists such as Ed Moses and others of his genre, she parlayed her gift of unique eyesight to a world of non-objective, unpredictable expressionism. She approaches a canvas without pre-conceived thoughts or constraints, allowing the paint to control and evolve into a life of its own.

Her works have been exhibited in regional museums and art galleries, are in private collections throughout the United States and have been featured on television and in various news publications and catalogues.