PYHAS 2020 SALE
Sorry for any misunderstanding, I will not be teaching in The Creative Bundle. I highly recommend taking part in this amazing group of artists but I am not offering a class with them at this time . If you buy the class, there are no refunds and I can not be responsible for any that are sold.
Best, Maria
This week, we have tried to follow a stricter schedule. We had tried to avoid this but it came to my attention that not following schedule has led to feeling unaccomplished by the end of the day. This then led to an uneasy sad feeling when bedtime came around.
So far, so good. Our schedule and the goals we have set are helping immensely. We are feeling empowered and have much more energy. We are figuring this thing out together, day by day, week by week and dare I say, month by month. I am proud of my family. I am so grateful to be stuck with them.
I haven’t felt much like painting faces this week so I have turned to my beloved peonies to lift my spirits. If you would like more info on these paintings, you can contact me directly HERE.
I had many requests for a studio tour when I posted my first reaching out video. Your wish is my command. I hope you enjoy my messy studio and I have tidied up since, so thanks for the motivation!
Have a great weekend you guys,
Maria
Peonies In Love
12”x12” mix media/ encaustic painting on wood. SOLD
Pink Peonies
12”x12” mixed media/encaustic painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red. Available.
“The Thing About This World”
9”x12” mix media painting on board.
Available in my Etsy shop
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea
I hope that you are all doing well. It is a crazy time. I will be honest, I approached this whole thing with the most positive and upbeat energy I could muster but the last few weeks have been hard and my energy has wained. I felt better today and I am sure it was because of the beautiful weather. Spring is finally starting to emerge and I can’t tell you how much that has lifted my mood. I have opened my Etsy shop again. I feel I need to feel a little more NORMAL, I need to keep painting and I need to keep doing my job. SO I opened up again. I may change my mind, but today it is open.
I’ve also been working on editing my PYHAS 2020. I’m excited about this class. I love Georgia O’Keeffe and using her beautiful paintings and her own image to inspire me to create this lesson has been a real joy. If you’d like to take part in any of my online classes, GO HERE. Speaking of which, I have been doing a little demo of painting on black paper on my YOU TUBE channel, they aren’t the quality of the online lessons I do for PYHAS or Let’s Face It, as I am doing them all on my iPhone and the last few, I haven’t even done a voice over but I just wanted to continue to share with you. It is has been hard to make myself go out to the studio in the last little while but having you guys out there, cheering me on and needing me is a huge motivation. SO, thanks for that.
OK, so here are the next few videos, and again, not great quality and not the professional set up that I use for the classes I sell.
Hello everyone,
How has your week been? I am sure it has been full of ups and downs; moments of clarity and moments of absolute confusion. I know it has been for me. I am trying to stay upbeat but it is such a crazy, uncertain time and it is hard to remain positive. Anyway, it is nice to reach out to you guys again this week. Posting this ongoing painting is a way to stay in touch with you guys and I am enjoying all of your feedback. It really helps me feel a connection to the world I have worked so hard to create. It is hard not to worry but I am going to keep putting beauty in this world, humans will always need beauty in their lives.
So, this is me, talking myself off the ledge. I am not feeling 100% well, and I know you can get paranoid at this time. Every sniffle, every cough or sore joint makes you wonder if you have IT. Really, how can we feel 100% well? We are all stressed; we are all worried about the future. Now more than ever, we have to try to remain present as much as possible. None of us can know what the future holds (we never really could but it was nice to feel like we had some control). The world might look completely different from what we are used to by the end of all of this. We just can’t know. We have to have faith. We have to have hope. We also need distractions…
…So here are some more videos of me painting to do just that.
Love you guys,
Keep putting beauty in the world!
Maria
Social distancing this week in Edmonton
Took the girls and the doggies out for an walk in the country and a picnic in the car. We even brought a bucket (no gas station bathrooms TY). Rest assured, no one used it HA HA! All and all, a well needed outing for everyone and we didn't come near a soul.
I am still listing art in my Etsy shop and you are more than welcome to purchase something, I just can’t mail anything right now as I am no longer able to get to the POST OFFICE. I have lots of paintings available that I had to take back from Highlevel Diner after their closure so go and have a gander. The link is HERE. I am offering 20% off on all purchases, just use the coupon THANKS20. Also, just a reminder, I do offer layaway for anyone that would like to take a little longer to purchase a painting. I’m trying to keep the cash flowing but I know that everyone else is too.
Hello everyone,
It has been a difficult week. Such a crazy time to be alive. I decided to do some videos to reach out to those of you that are stuck a home in isolation. It is something I have been thinking about doing for a while now but I wasn’t really sure how. So, I figure, why not figure it out together?
If you have any questions about art, my art or techniques, feel free to ask me. I will try to answer them in some short demo type videos. Hopefully you will find them interesting and maybe even inspiring.
I’ve been working on my PYHAS 2020 class as well but I have to be honest, I am finding it hard to concentrate. I am loving my subject though, I am using Georgia O’Keeffe as inspiration. I know you guys are going to love painting this one with me. If you would like to take part in this class, follow the link HERE.
Another thing I have decided to start doing is a weekly newsletter. Make sure you subscribe to my website.
So thats all, I’ll be back after another week of keeping my distance. Be safe guys, and make sure you play your part in making everyone else safe. Keep your distance and make some art!
Best,
Maria
“Courage Doesn’t Always Roar”
12”x12” mix media painting on wood. SOLD
This new mix media painting is SOLD.
“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of day, saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
Mary Anne Radmacher
Expect Miracles
24”x32” mix media painting on wood. SOLD
Sadly, I had to remove all of my paintings for Highlevel Diner. They have closed the dining room and are only doing take out for now so there was no point in keeping my paintings up on the walls.
When You Come Back
3”x18” mixed media painting on wood. SOLD
When you come back, you will not be you. And I may not be I. – E.M. Forster
We Are All Connected
7” x13” mixed media painting on rag paper. SOLD
“Love is the thread with which we are connected with world” Dr. Debasish Mridha
PYHAS 2020
working on this class. Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe. Want to join me? Use this link
This new mix media painting is available in my Etsy shop. GO HERE
“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of day, saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
Mary Anne Radmacher
Courage Doesn’t Always Roar, 12”x12” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are black with star details.
“You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.”
George Michael
This body of work is about having the courage to believe in ourselves, to love oneself and listen to our own ‘heart’ when it comes to deciding what the things want in our life. We are not all the same. We are all so dramatically different in so many ways. This is an amazing thing. Just as amazing, however, is that we are all so similar in so many ways. This is to be human. To embrace our differences, our uniqueness and to be comforted by the common bonds we share.
I have always been a dream cultivator. I have always tried to encourage my girls to dream big, to go for everything they want, to be bold, to have courage. To be honest, I think I thought if I told them this stuff enough as they were growing up, they wouldn’t have to go through the same stuff I went through. They would figure everything out so much sooner than me. They wouldn’t doubt themselves, hate themselves, fear life, fear the future, regret the past… overthink themselves into oblivion. That is what I thought. I could spare them all that stuff and they could just jump to being like me when I turned 40 and stopped caring about all the stuff so much. They could just start there. I had done all that hard work FOR them. I could spare them those hardships.
If only.
My girls are all the things I tried so desperately to save them from. They are full of doubt, question their worth, fear the future and occasionally hate themselves … just like I had done. They don’t see how amazing and how talented they are. They don’t see how other people see them.
I am realizing this is to be human too. This is all of us. Even the ones that put on brave faces and airs of being better than everyone, having confidence by the buckets, seemingly living that perfect life. Even them. They are human and to be human is to have self doubts, second guesses and moments of self hatred. I can’t stop them from going through these things and it pains me, like no other pain, to witness their suffering and struggles but I can be there for them. I can listen to their woes. I can cheer them on. I can distract them momentarily (this still works occasionally with teens NOT just toddlers). I can just be there. Always.
Another thing I can do is look after myself. I can show them by example how to self love, have confidence, try new things, face my fears and succeed or even, fail. And ultimately I can paint my way through this time, like I always do. Taking that pain in my world and making it into beautiful reminders for all of us to love ourselves a little more, be tender and kind to ourselves more often. We also have to remember that everyone feels this way sometime or another so we have to extend that kindness to others around us, even the smallest gesture, smile or thumbs up can change soemone’s day.
These paintings, all my paintings really, are love letters to my daughters and ultimately to myself. We all need these reminders and I paint to send this message to my girls and to remind myself of these things.
OOAK stands for ‘One Of A Kind’. I hand embellish all of these mounted fine art repoductions, I hand sign them and hand mount them. These are not mass produced by any means.
The following OOAK fine art reproductions are available in my upcoming online solo auction. If you would like to take part in this fun annual event, follow the link HERE
From The Smallest Seed, Hope Grows
12”x18” OOAK /hand embellished reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are red.
Love Made Visible
12”x18” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
My Crown, My Feathered Cape and My Red Raven
12”x18” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are red.
My Soul Is A Hidden Orchestra
8”x16” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are red.
Soulmates
12”x16” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back
12”x18” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are red.
The Fortune Hunter
12'“x12” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
This Girl, She Has Roots
12'“x16” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red
True Hope Is Swift
12'“x16” OOAK/ hand embellished fine art reproduction. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red
Love Is The Thread
12”x16” mix media/encaustic painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
Pulling On My Heart Strings
16” round mix media painting on wood. The sides are .25” deep and are painted black.
The Night Aviator
12”x16” mixed media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red/turquoise.
I Have Loved The Stars Too Fondly To Be Fearful Of the Night
5.5” x19” mixed media painting on rag paper.
Tulips In Blue Willow
This is a 18”x24” mixed media painting on gold canvas. This painting is 1.25” deep and the sides are gold.
Little Prince
12”x9” mixed media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.25” and are painted gold.
Your Thoughts Carry You
12”x12” mixed media painting on gold. The sides are 1.25” deep and are painted gold.
Technicolor Night
14”x27”mix media painting on canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red/turquoise.
Heart Blooms
6.5” x 21” mixed media painting on rag paper.
Lifted By Your Love
16”x20” mixed media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep.
Night Blooms
18”x26” mixed media painting on oval canvas. The sides are .25” deep.
Believe In The Beauty Of Your Dreams
9”x12” mixed media painting on mix media board.
I’LL Be Your Heart’s Guide
11”x14” mixed media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
Light Your Own Way
18”x23.5” mixed media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted black.
Soul Connection
6”x12” mix media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted gold.
Orange Poppy Slice
3”x36” mixed media/encaustic painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
Red Poppies and Blue Butterflies
8”x36” mixed media/encaustic painting on canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
It takes Courage
20”x24” mix media painting on canvas. The sides are 1.5”deep and are painted red.
This is a 16” round mix media painting on wood. The sides are .25” deep and are painted black. This painting will be in the March 10, 11 and 12 online auction.
― Nadeem Aslam,
mariapacewynters©2020
This mix media painting is on 100% rag paper and will be available in my upcoming online auction with Stephanie Gagos. If you would like to be invited to this event, let me know.
I Have Loved The Stars Too Fondly To Be Fearful Of The Night”
Sarah Williams
A Gentle Heart
This is a 9”x12” mix media painting in gold canvas. The sides are 1.25” deep. This painting is SOLD
"A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread" George Herbert
I finally have set up a new website. It was a long time coming and l look forward to tweaking it and making it even better but here we are for now. If you would like to stay up to date with me and my art, please subscribe to this website. I really appreciate it, you guys inspire me so much and I love to staying in touch with you all.
“Tulips In Blue Willow” is a mixed media painting on canvas. This painting will be available in the upcoming online auction with Stephanie Gagos. More info to come …
Running Among The Stars
This is a 5.5” x 16” mixed media painting on rag paper with a .25” border. This painting needs to be matted and framed by you.
This painting is SOLD
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius
Lovebirds and Flowers
12”x16” mixed media/ encaustic painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
This painting will be available in the upcoming online auction Handmade And Holiday Auction. Stay tuned for more information.
I used this painting to do a short demo of the acrylic paint that Deco Art sent me. I don’t use acrylic paints in tubes very often so this was a little out of my comfort zone. I really do love my acrylic inks but sometime I wonder if they are a bit of a crutch. So maybe this was a nice little push for me to experiment. I did end up reverting back to my inks but I AM a mixed media artist so playing with a variety of mediums within one piece is not unusual. In fact, I ended up adding some encaustics to the final piece (not shown in video) because I felt the painting just need something more. All in all though, I am happy with the results.
So Deco Art sent me my primary colours, Red, blue and yellow, and a tube of black and white. They also sent my an extender, a matt medium and some varnish.
I have to say, I thought the coverage was pretty good. It is really hard to get a yellow to have much coverage at all but this one was not bad, and I loved the actual hue. This goes for the red they sent me too, that was a beautiful colour. Absolutely gorgous red orange.
I also like the way they dried, nice and matt, not shiny.
The acrylic medium was great, as good as liquidtex or Golden, which is what i usually use.
The extender …. nope… I just don’t like extenders I think. I am too impatient. I want stuff to dry faster, not slower. It isn’t anything against this brand, I just don’t think extenders are for me.
The only thing I would say that I didn't like was the tubes of paint are difficult to open and the paint kind of squirted open when you did finally manage to open them. My daughter, Scarlett, had the same problem when she tried them. I often squeeze my paint into jars because I really hate tubes so this remedy this but we did end up wasting paint.
NOOOOO! I HATE WASTING PAINT! HA HA!
This was a nice little push for me to experiment with traditional acrylic paint but I did end up reverting back to my inks half way through. I AM a mixed media artist so playing with a variety of mediums within one piece is not unusual for me, in fact, I ended up adding some encaustics to the final piece (not shown in video) because I felt the painting just need something more. All in all I am happy with how this piece turned out.
AND that is my little review.
Thank you Deco Art!
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