Marlo D. Cain was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1925 and has shared his view of life, through art, since childhood. Cain attended West Milwaukee High School until he was 17, when he volunteered for U.S. Naval service during World War II, where he participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. After being discharged in 1946, Cain attended and graduated from the Layton School of art and was employed as an artist for the Milwaukee Journal / Sentinel for 31.5 years. During his employment he also worked as a prolific painting, focusing on the Wisconsin countryside and capturing atmospheric tranquility in his watercolors.

His watercolors are featured throughout the US and in six foreign countries. His paintings can be seen at Milwaukee City Hall, industrial offices, churches, schools, libraries, University of Wisconsin-Baraboo and the Museum of Wisconsin Art.3

In his watercolors, Marlo revealed the ever changing facets of nature and invited the viewer into the tranquility of quiet times, evoking contemplation and contentment. The simple beauty of the world around him is given enduring vitality through his works. Many arts organizations and schools requested his services in judging and giving demonstrations to their groups.2

Marlo D. Cain died in Cedarburg, WI in 2005.

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2Cedarburg Now and Forever, Publication of the Friends of the Cedarburg Foundation, Fall 2007. http://www.cedarburgfoundation.org/Newsletters/NLFall07.pdf
3Information from a written statement by the artist. Mal Hepburn archive