American · Contemporary

M. Croul

Painting · Mixed Media

M. Croul is a contemporary artist working between intuition and form. Her practice translates lived experience into layered compositions that hold both presence and tension. Working in acrylic and oil, her paintings evolve through repetition, mark-making, and symbolic structure. Each piece begins as an internal response and resolves into a visual language that balances control and release.

Motifs appear, dissolve, and return, creating a rhythm that reflects perception, memory, and awareness. Her work is not fixed in meaning — it invites interpretation, asking the viewer to engage rather than observe. The result is a quiet exchange between the work and the space it occupies.

"My work begins with story. Each mark invites you in. The story within the piece, and the story you bring to it. When they meet, the space becomes something else. The room becomes an experience."

Education & Representation

Parsons School of Design FIDM — Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising ArtCenter College of Design FORRÉ Fine Art Gallery, Aspen The Sphere Gallery, Laguna Beach

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Featured Work

M. Croul · Diptych

We Are All Free in Her Garden

Acrylic, oil, oil stick, palo santo

60 × 96 in.
152.4 × 243.8 cm

$12,000

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Upcoming Exhibition

SIGNALS

M. Croul

In Signal, M. Croul turns the language of numbers into something felt rather than counted. Across thirty-three original paintings and mixed-media works, recurring sequences become moments of recognition — the kind that stop you mid-step. Croul explores the signals, synchronicities, and unseen forces that shape our lives.

Opening Reception

July 17, 2026 · 6 — 8 PM

On view through August 14, 2026

278 Beach Street · Laguna Beach, CA

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Signals — M. Croul Exhibition Flyer, The Sphere Gallery, July 17 2026

New Works · 2026

Signal Collection

An exploration of the signals, synchronicities, and unseen forces that shape our lives. Thirty-three original paintings and mixed-media works, available individually through The Sphere Gallery.

Signal Collection

33 Original Works · Mixed Media

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11:11

Acrylic and Oil

12 × 12 × 3.5 in.

A moment to pause and reconnect. Make a wish and become aware of the signs surrounding you. It is the ultimate invitation to notice.

$1,700

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777

Acrylic and Oil

12 × 12 × 3.5 in.

Divine alignment. A reminder that you are on the right path. Trust your intuition and remain open to the signs you are being shown.

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4:44

Oil and Acrylic

20 × 20 × 1.5 in.

Upon awakening at 4:44 a.m. from a recurring dream for months, M. realized there is more to this world and that we are constantly being shown signs. You just have to ask and notice.

$2,000

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999

Oil and Acrylic

25 × 25 × 1 in.

Framed in light wood

Represents completion, culmination, and the moment just before transformation. It symbolizes the end of one cycle and the beginning of another.

$2,800

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137

Oil and Acrylic

25 × 25 × 1.5 in.

Framed in light wood

The mystery number. Embedded in the physics of light, matter, and the fabric of reality.

$2,800

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555

Oil and Acrylic

25 × 25 × 1.5 in.

Framed in light wood

Change is already in motion. What appears to be an ending may be a redirection.

$2,800

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444

Oil and Acrylic

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

You are not alone. Trust the path. The signs are guiding you exactly where you need to be.

$5,500

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222

Oil and Acrylic

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

A signal of alignment. A reminder to trust the unfolding of your path, even when the destination is not yet visible. What is meant for you is already finding its way to you.

$5,500

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555

Oil and Acrylic

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

The signal arrives when life is asking you to evolve. What feels like chaos may be a course correction.

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888

Oil and Acrylic

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

The universe moves in cycles. Energy becoming matter. Endings becoming beginnings. Departures becoming returns.

$5,500

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777

Oil and Acrylic

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

Luck is what alignment looks like from the outside.

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1:11

Oil and Acrylic

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

A doorway between what is and what could be.

$5,500

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333

25 × 25 × 1 in.

Framed in light wood

The pattern of three. A number that echoes the hidden order found throughout nature, science, and human experience. A signal that there is more.

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Blue Crow Flower Show

Acrylic, Oil, and Collage

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

In many Native American traditions, the crow is believed to be the messenger between our world and the spirit world.

$5,500

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Peach Crow Flower Show

Oil, Acrylic, and Collage

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

In many Native American traditions, the crow is believed to be the messenger between our world and the spirit world, carrying messages between the seen and unseen.

$5,500

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Pink Crow Flower Show

Oil, Acrylic, and Collage

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

In many Native American traditions, the crow is believed to be the messenger between our world and the spirit world.

$5,500

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Daisy and Bullseye

Oil, Acrylic, and Collage

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

Some signals arrive through the beauty of nature. In moments of recognition, life feels aligned, as if you’ve landed exactly where you’re meant to be.

$5,500

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Daisy, Bullseye, and Nature

Oil, Acrylic, and Collage

36 × 36 × 1.5 in.

Nature holds clues to the signs we are shown. When we learn to notice them, life begins to feel less random and more aligned.

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333 — 48 by 36 inch painting by M. Croul

333

Oil and Acrylic

48 × 36 × 1.5 in.

The pattern of three. A number that echoes the hidden order found throughout nature, science, and human experience.

$6,000

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11:11

Oil and Acrylic

48 × 36 × 1.5 in.

A pause. A wish. A reminder that what you seek begins the moment you notice.

$6,000

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222 — 48 by 36 inch painting by M. Croul

222

Oil and Acrylic

48 × 36 × 1.5 in.

A reminder that even when the path ahead is unclear, a deeper order is at work. It invites us to trust the process. Remain open to the patterns unfolding around us.

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999 (Mirror)

Oil and Acrylic

48 × 36 × 1.5 in.

Reflection and Completion. The reversed 999 reminds us that endings are invitations to reflect. By looking inward, we recognize what is complete. Make space for what comes next.

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444 — 60 by 48 inch painting by M. Croul

444

Oil and Acrylic

60 × 48 × 1.5 in.

A signal that you are supported. Trust the foundation. Keep moving forward.

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137 — 66 by 71 inch painting by M. Croul

137

Oil and Acrylic

66 × 71 × 1.5 in.

Often called the God number, 137 points to one of the greatest mysteries in physics. Scientists can measure it, but they can’t explain why the universe chose this value.

$13,000

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11:11

Oil and Acrylic

66 × 62 × 1.5 in.

The moment you notice. Whether coincidence, synchronicity, or something beyond our current understanding, 11:11 invites us to consider that awareness itself may be the signal.

$11,000

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00:00

Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

61 × 58 × 1.5 in.

A reset begins the moment you choose to see differently. Representing the space between what was and what can be, 00:00 symbolizes a return to possibility, a clearing of old patterns.

$12,000

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The Go-Between

Acrylic, Oil, Graphite, Spray Paint, and Sage

60 × 61 × 1.5 in.

In many Native American beliefs, the crow is a messenger between the physical and spirit worlds. It represents the cycle of life and death, reminding us there is always the possibility of rebirth and renewal.

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The Key

Oil, Acrylic, Sage, and Spray Paint

65 × 77 × 1.5 in.

The signs reveal the pattern. The pattern reveals the path. The key is the awareness that allows you to leave behind what no longer serves you and move toward what was waiting for you all along.

$15,000

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The Exit

Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint

66 × 66 × 1.5 in.

The exit isn’t a door. It is the moment you recognize the need to exit the pattern. Once seen, the path that kept you circling begins to lose its hold, uncovering a new way forward.

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Breadcrumbs

Oil, Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal, and Sage

64 × 54 × 1.5 in.

Signals may arrive as repeating numbers, a song at the exact moment you need to hear it, or a crow feather left along your path. The signs are different for everyone. The invitation is to notice.

$12,000

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The Clouds Float

Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal, Graphite, and Oil Stick

61 × 58 × 1.5 in.

The miles pass.

$12,000

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Gratitude

Acrylic, Oil, Charcoal, and Graphite

61 × 58 × 1.5 in.

To the miracle makers.

$13,000

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Where the Clouds Meet

Oil, Acrylic, Graphite, and Oil Stick

54 × 54 × 1.5 in.

$10,000

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Works on View

12 Works · Because Collection

Signal

Acrylic, oil

48 × 60 × 1.5 in.

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The Clouds Float

Acrylic, graphite, oil stick

61 × 58 × 1.5 in.

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Gratitude

Acrylic, oil, charcoal, and graphite

61 × 58 × 1.5 in.

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Where the Clouds Meet

Acrylic, oil, oil stick, graphite

54 × 54 × 1.5 in.

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When We Meet Again

Acrylic, graphite, charcoal, and oil pastel on canvas

63 × 63 × 1.5 in.

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The House in the Woods

Acrylic, graphite, oil, and oil pastel

66 × 75 × 1.5 in.

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Because

Acrylic, graphite, charcoal, and oil pastel on canvas

60 × 48 × 1.5 in.

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Conversations

Acrylic, graphite, charcoal, oil pastel on canvas

50 × 50 × 2 in.

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Letter-Word-Story

Acrylic, oil pastel, and graphite on canvas

48 × 48 × 1.5 in.

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The Long Way

Acrylic and oil pastel

62 × 62 × 1.5 in.

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And When There's a Fork in the Road

Mixed medium on canvas

65 × 65 × 1.5 in.

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Nature's Impact

Acrylic and oil on canvas

66 × 87 × 1.5 in.

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Signals Collection

6 Works · Acrylic on Canvas

Signals — M. Croul, installation view, six paintings

Signals — M. Croul, installation view 444 222 1:11

Signals — M. Croul, installation view 444 222 777 1:11

1:11

Acrylic on canvas

36 × 36 in.

Charcoal and graphite strokes build the ones against a field of shifting lavender and blush — the colon marked by two quiet squares. The brushwork is visible, urgent, human. Perhaps the most universally recognized signal — a moment of awakening, a reminder to pay attention.

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222

Acrylic on canvas

36 × 36 in.

Three twos rise from a horizon of muted earth tones against an open sky of soft blue and grey. The forms are monumental yet weightless — their rounded curves absorbing light and atmosphere in equal measure. The frequency of balance, duality, and trust in the unfolding.

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555

Acrylic on canvas

36 × 36 in.

Warm peach and burnt sienna wash across the field as the fives arch forward in deep mauve and rose — architectural, almost structural. The composition pulses with quiet movement. The signal of transformation, change, and the energy of transition.

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444

Acrylic on canvas

36 × 36 in.

A copper-rose warmth bleeds into iridescent light at the lower half of the canvas, while the triple-four emerges in layered pinks and terra cotta — cropped at the edge as if arriving mid-thought. The number feels less like a digit and more like a doorway. Alignment, stability, and the presence of unseen support.

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288

Acrylic on canvas

36 × 36 in.

Vivid green grounds the canvas as the eights bloom in soft pink — rounded and full, almost organic against the electric field behind them. A painting that hums. The resonance of abundance, partnership, and creative expansion.

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777

Acrylic on canvas

36 × 36 in.

Three sevens lean into a chartreuse-yellow field, rendered in warm brown and deep earth tones with a sliver of blue sky at the top. The forms cast no shadow — they simply exist, certain and still. The frequency of inner wisdom, spiritual alignment, and deep knowing.

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Artist Statement

"My work begins with story. Each mark invites you in. The story within the piece, and the story you bring to it. When they meet, the space becomes something else. The room becomes an experience."

— M. Croul