Margaret Niven

As soon as I was old enough to venture out on my own, maybe twelve, I’d take the family dog and walk for hours in the open space preserve near our Oakland family home. About the same time, I began to make art. Both activities have remained at the center of my life and are integrated, the walking and the art. The trees in my work are trees I know from my walks, some local and familiar, some from adventures away from home.