Marla Ripperda

“What is my art about? It’s about raucous joy, quiet beauty and the humor which makes us human.”

Marla Ripperda is a fifth generation Texan with Central Texas roots going back to 1850. She began her professional career with decorative faux painting effects, murals and customized stencils.

In 1995 Marla also began sculpting, and now works in both two and three dimensions. In 2000 Marla opened a studio beside her Lake Buchanan home. In June 2019 she joined Daniel Adams Fine Art Gallery co-owning a small gallery in Marble Falls. Covid 19 caused the gallery to close and she moved to Daniel’s larger gallery at Buchanan Dam until it closed 2021.

She currently exhibits her art at Llano Fine Arts Guild and Gallery, the Highland Arts Gallery in Marble Falls as well as the Marble Falls Visitor Center, Adriano’s Italian Restaurant, Tea Thyme and La-Ti-Da’s. She has outdoor sculptures exhibited in Georgetown, Round Rock, Marble Falls, Bee Cave, Salado and Jewett, Texas.
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