Mari Kloeppel
Mari Kloeppel
Mari Kloeppel is drawn to paint through sheer passion for her subjects-animals. The species matters less to her than the personal connection she shares with the animal. For Kloeppel, it is beauty and familiarity that resonate most. Most she knows well, having lived with them for years at her rural home in Elkhorn, north of the Monterey Peninsula. Others she has encountered through animal rescues or friends. Her work epitomizes an emotional connection versus an anatomical documentation.