Marinkel's art encompasses a wide range of disciplines. She is an experimenter and explorer, digging deeper, feeding us plots, subplots, ensnaring visual secrets and sharing them with the world. She evades the mainstream, and brings us nuggets from secret gardens, unseen lands, and hidden worlds, delivering them with… Read more

Marinkel's art encompasses a wide range of disciplines. She is an experimenter and explorer, digging deeper, feeding us plots, subplots, ensnaring visual secrets and sharing them with the world. She evades the mainstream, and brings us nuggets from secret gardens, unseen lands, and hidden worlds, delivering them with poetry and a growing competency and precision. Inside, she may be a poet. Externally, she may be a character from a fairy tale... We can only guess, of course... Whichever way you wish to look at Marinkel and her dealings with perception and reality, sensuality and femininity, narrative and beauty, you know (intrinsically) you are witnessing the real deal... And I thank her - for her mind, her soul, her art and her friendship X

Probably Marinkel isn't exist exactly ;), but if she is she and exists, is one of most interesting girl, I found not only in my Flickr's carrer, but in my whole life. Everyone whom I present her profile start to think the same. Funny, if I think about Marinkel, everytime second name is Merkeley, so creative, but male… Read more

Probably Marinkel isn't exist exactly ;), but if she is she and exists, is one of most interesting girl, I found not only in my Flickr's carrer, but in my whole life. Everyone whom I present her profile start to think the same. Funny, if I think about Marinkel, everytime second name is Merkeley, so creative, but male version, here on Flickr. I very like her frickin world of mind.

What I admire in Maren's work is not only her visual sensibility and technical skill involved in creating her images--which are truly noteworthy--but her extraordinary gifts in both capturing and conveying those human desires and emotions that shoot straight through the viewer, a sensual yet direct confrontation with a… Read more

What I admire in Maren's work is not only her visual sensibility and technical skill involved in creating her images--which are truly noteworthy--but her extraordinary gifts in both capturing and conveying those human desires and emotions that shoot straight through the viewer, a sensual yet direct confrontation with all aspects of one's self. Truly honest and captivating work.

Maren is the most extraordinary talent among so many skilled, artistic, salacious, entertaining, gorgeous self-portraitists here on Flickr. Moreover, in a realm of cold, who-cares/wtf bloggers and sex-fiends, she shows us a committed personal life, lived fully and beautifully. Her creativity draws one in, engages one, … Read more

Maren is the most extraordinary talent among so many skilled, artistic, salacious, entertaining, gorgeous self-portraitists here on Flickr. Moreover, in a realm of cold, who-cares/wtf bloggers and sex-fiends, she shows us a committed personal life, lived fully and beautifully. Her creativity draws one in, engages one, leaves one breathless. Her sympathy and sharing will be legendary as the Flickr experience evolves and deepens. I've been in awe for over a year, and the feeling only deepens! Love, Justine

marinkel is one helluva liberated and provocative woman.Her images expose not only herself but that within me at a deeper level than I have been before which is where I need to go and know.The whole human drama of one unique individual is dramatically expressed with kickass impact. BEWARE!......not for the conservative… Read more

marinkel is one helluva liberated and provocative woman.Her images expose not only herself but that within me at a deeper level than I have been before which is where I need to go and know.The whole human drama of one unique individual is dramatically expressed with kickass impact. BEWARE!......not for the conservative.

Marinkel is a wonderful mysterious photographer. Her self portraits are theatrical and bold, honest and arresting. She is the queen of the perfect shade of black. She captures the kind of material that I wish I could shoot; and does so even better than I could ever imagine in my technicolor dreams. Through a glas… Read more

Marinkel is a wonderful mysterious photographer. Her self portraits are theatrical and bold, honest and arresting. She is the queen of the perfect shade of black. She captures the kind of material that I wish I could shoot; and does so even better than I could ever imagine in my technicolor dreams. Through a glass darkly, peer into the mirror and catch a glimpse of your secret self. You can find your reflexion here.

marinkel is one of the very rare women searching for her individual path to truth... and she tries all possible and impossible ways to find it... you can watch her everchanging daily moods as well, as very provoking images... her search for harmony, the findings of fairy-like scenes, very erotic selfportraits at the ed… Read more

marinkel is one of the very rare women searching for her individual path to truth... and she tries all possible and impossible ways to find it... you can watch her everchanging daily moods as well, as very provoking images... her search for harmony, the findings of fairy-like scenes, very erotic selfportraits at the edge, land- and townscapes with impossible colors and structures, and moods, all kind of moods, dark and light ones... her artistical postworks with photoshop are impressing... she changes colors almost always, till they fit to her wanted expression... a dreamland and maybe a land of higher consciousness, who knows ? and she is a kind, nice, beautiful and helping friend... thank you maren, that I am allowed to be your friend... :))

Les photos de Marinkel sont à l'image de la vie:sombres et radieuses,sensuelles et effrayantes,parfois sensuellement effrayantes... Dans les caveaux d'insondable tristesse Où le destin m'a déjà relégué; Où jamais n'entre un rayon rose et gai; Où,seul avec la Nuit,maussade hôtesse, Je suis comme un peintre qu'u… Read more

Les photos de Marinkel sont à l'image de la vie:sombres et radieuses,sensuelles et effrayantes,parfois sensuellement effrayantes... Dans les caveaux d'insondable tristesse Où le destin m'a déjà relégué; Où jamais n'entre un rayon rose et gai; Où,seul avec la Nuit,maussade hôtesse, Je suis comme un peintre qu'un Dieu moqueur Condamne à peindre,hélas!sur les ténèbres; Où,cuisinier aux appétits funèbres, Je fais bouillir et je mange mon coeur, Par instants brille,et s'allonge,et s'étale Un spectre fait de grâce et de splendeur. A sa rêveuse allure orientale, Quand il atteint sa totale grandeur, Je reconnais ma belle visiteuse: C'est Elle!noire et pourtant lumineuse. C.Baudelaire "Les Ténèbres"